Registration As a British Citizen From Mother’s Birth in The UK - Solution Visas
If a person born before 1 January 1983 outside the UK and his/hermother was born in the UK or a former colony that person can acquire Britishcitizenship by registration or obtain “Right ofAbode” stamp in your passport. For registration, Good characterrequirements applies as long as Secretary of state is satisfied that applicantis a person of a good character. Get moreinformation about British citizenship through mother
Before 1 January 1983 British citizenship could not be passed onthrough female line. Children born before 1983 can now acquire Britishcitizenship by registration application to the Home Office. British Citizenshipmay also acquire if one of the grandparent was born in the UK and either wasborn in a former colony.
Prior to the introduction of the British Nationality Act 1981 on 1January 1983 it was only possible for British fathers to pass on their citizenshipto children born outside the UK. The historic injustice relating to the abilityof British mothers to pass on British nationality to their children bornoverseas was finally corrected in January 2010.
Therefore if you were born outside the UK prior to 1 January 1983 andyour mother is/was British then you may be eligible to apply for registrationas a British citizen. There are still requirements for you to satisfy such asbeing of good character.
A similar injustice relating to the transmission of Britishcitizenship concerns the ability of unmarried fathers to be recognizedfor the purposes of British nationality. Until 1 July 2006 unmarried fatherswere not able to pass on British citizenship. While the changes introduced atthat point corrected matters for children born after 1 July 2006 the issue ofchildren born to unmarried fathers prior to this date was not addressed untilthis year. Thanks to the amendments made to the British Nationality Act 1981you can now make an application to be registered as a British citizen if yourfather was not married when you were born.
We can advise you on your eligibility to make an application to be registeredin one of the categories set out above. We can also help you with obtaining thenecessary birth and marriage certificates required to support such anapplication.
Why Solution Visas?
Should you ask us to prepare your application, your entire case willbe handled personally by our Immigration and Nationality adviser.
We carefully check that you qualify according to the guidelines ofHome office so that you do not lose the non-refundable Home Office fee.
We carefully prepare your application along with the letter ofrepresentation demonstrating that your application fulfils the criteria.
To check your eligibility call us on Tel: 020 78594527 | Skype:Solutionvisas | info@solutionvisas.com alternatively,fill out our Free initialassessment form and we will get in touch with you on how toapply for Britishcitizenship or Right of Abode
