My friend needs an answer to this question.
His Dad was born in the UK, but came to Canada when he was 3-5 years old. He's now about 60 or so.
What procedure does my friend (who is born in Canada, but his Dad was born in the UK) need to take in order to get his UK citizenship?
He was thinking about getting a citizenship and having the option of living and working legally in the UK if he chooses to do so in the future, but currently he is residing and working in Canada.
How long does the procedure take, any fees?
Any additonal information? Thanks
2006-07-12 17:20:57 · 7 answers · asked by chocolate_cat 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
and if he had a girlfriend who has canadian citizenship but had no relatives from the UK could they both live there at the same time, or would the girlfriend have to wait until her bf gets all his papers done before she can come also?
2006-07-12 17:23:17 · update #1
and also i had a friend whose dad only was born in ireland and she had automatic citizenship even thought she was a canadian citizen
2006-07-12 17:28:07 · update #2
This doesn't completely answer your question but here is the page about becoming a citizen in the UK.
Here is also an article about an england cricket coach who was denied for 15 years even tho two generations of his family were born in the uk.
Mr Fletcher qualified as British as both his parents and all four grandparents were born in the UK.
But he had twice fallen foul of rules which demand that those applying for citizenship must have lived in Britain for five years, with absences of no more than 450 days, including three months within the past year.
So it sounds like he still has to go and live there first.
2006-07-12 17:30:49 · answer #1 · answered by gnomes31 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't matter that his dad was born in the UK. He still has to go through the same stuff as anyone else. If the child is born in a different country than he would reside, like if he was born while his mom was on vacation or his dad is in the military and the mom followed, then he could have dual citizenship. Now he'll just be a Canadian working in the UK.
2006-07-12 17:26:24 · answer #2 · answered by tsopolly 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your friend can either marry someone in the UK and stay there for 3 years, or live their for 5 years. Then apply for citizenship through naturalization. Simple, but time-consuming. I'm sure there are court fees to process the paperwork, but those cannot be too costly.
2006-07-12 17:28:39 · answer #3 · answered by psyngularity 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Madman has the perception except that Germany does enable twin citizenship lower than certain circumstances (lower than age 23, twin citizenship at beginning, etc.) Mexico on the different hand does no longer enable twin citizenship. maximum Mexican human beings which have a US and a Mexican passport are US electorate and Mexican nationals (2 distinct issues).
2016-11-06 07:24:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to the uk home office website.
You can download all the forms with helpful information and fees listed.
He will have to prove that he is the son of a UK citizen and will probably have to show that he can get a job and support himself.
2006-07-12 17:24:57 · answer #5 · answered by Beth 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He should call the UK embassy in Canada. It's probably not as difficult as you might think because Canada was part of the Commonwealth.
2006-07-12 17:27:03 · answer #6 · answered by lanes 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because he wasnt born there, he will probably need to follow the same procedure as any other immigrant
2006-07-12 17:22:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋