My great grandmother is from Cornwall, UK. I am from USA. Can I get citizenship or apply for citizenship ?

Question

I just was curious. I'm not trying to intrude on your country or anything. I just was wondering how your laws was. I like the UK very much. Do you need anything to prove that I am related to her? I really don't have anything.

Answer 1

yes you can under ancestry

1. you need documents like her birth cert, her death if she is gone, your parents birth cert and your own...evidence to prove you are her gran child
2.You can get a ancestral visa which is for 5yrs and costs about £500..u can not claim state benefits/social security during this time
3.after the 5yrs you can then apply for indefinite leave (again costs about £500 - £750) to remain and once this is granted you can then apply for neutralisation to become a UK citizen..again costs about £750...for the application ...also recently this involves taking a test which costs about £35...after which you send the certificate of the test with your passport and several hundred pounds to apply for this..apparently it can take up to a year...

Answer 2

No you can not apply for British citizenship. You are the third generation born outside the UK I assume, so no. The privilege only goes down one generation. So your grandparent could have applied, as her/his parent was born in the UK, but your grandparent would have been unable to pass this right down.

According to the webiste (link below) you will not qualify for an ancestry visa either, as it states; quote:-
"Do I qualify for UK Ancestry?
You will qualify if you can show that:

~you are a Commonwealth citizen
~you are aged 17 or over
~you have a *grandparent* who was born in the UK, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man

~you have a grandparent who was born in what is now the Republic of Ireland before 31 March 1922
~you are able to work and intend to do so in the UK, and
~you can support yourself and any dependants without needing any help from public funds.

Answer 3

You can forget that we are all sort of related over generations in particular Americans and British.I also have descendents in the Us but I could not citizenship on that alone would have to go throgh the proper procedures.But Cornwall is lovely in the summer and well worth a visit and suppose you could easily trace your Grandmother.Give it a shot you will like,but keep away from London its too expensive.

Answer 4

I don't think that your fairly distant ancestry will have any bearing on an application for British Cotizenship. You can apply but whether you get it or not will depend on a lot more than the fact your Great-Grandmother was from Cornwall!

Answer 5

No - your rights only extend to your grandparents.
British born grandparents and you could have applied for an ancestry visa to enter the UK and then after a qualifying period you could apply for citizenship

Answer 6

Unfortunately you are not eligible for U.K. citizenship through ancestry. Having a great-grandparent who is a citizen of the United Kingdom is too far removed for you to claim citizenship through them.

It must be your actual grandparents.

All of the requirements for eglibilty can be found on the link below.

Answer 7

My great grandmother was born in Cornwall and I've got UK citizenship so go ahead and apply, now you've let 'the cat out of the bag' the anti terrorist police will be tracking your every move! See you soon for a pastie, cousin, Good Luck!

Answer 8

Only if it were your Grandmother...then you'd get maternal rights...as its your great grandmother you wont qualify.

Answer 9

No you can't as the relationship is too distant. However, you can claim some celtic blood.

Answer 10

Better just to say your a Polish plumber who can drive a taxi.
Better still say nothing, just come, apparently our Government ain't counting.
You'll get free housing, benefits,child allowance and medical treatment.