New successful case and testimonial on application for British Citizenship for an Egyptian citizen who was born before 1983 to a British mother.
“It could not have been any better! I
will always recommend your firm. I received excellent advice throughout the
application process and I was particularly impressed with your thorough
knowledge of immigration issues, efficiency, continuous monitoring, genuine
caring, total compliance, and very good value for money, particularly when
compared with law firms. (And in regards to the advisor Joanne) all I can say
is I wish other people were as helpful, professional and caring, as you are!!
Thank you very much for all you have done, and continue to do. I am sure your
company must be very proud of you.”
We are, Ahmed, thank you
for the kind words!
This is an interesting category, open
to those born before 1983 to a British mother. Why only mother? Because before
1983 only fathers could pass their nationality to their children while mothers
could not. What now seems like an unfair ‘irregularity’ in the law was
‘corrected’ in 1983 when anyone could claim British nationality (and a British
passport) from either their father or mother. For those who missed out on that
at the time, ie before 1983, this UKM application was added to enable them to
register as a British Citizen.
Beware!
This application only ‘corrects’ the fact that women (mothers) should have had
the same rights as men (fathers). It does not change the fact there are rules
on when British nationality can descend and when not, namely terms of British
by descent and British otherwise than by descent.
So, it is important to establish that one would have become British if women
had been allowed to pass on their nationality at the time. If in your situation
your mother could not have passed it on to you, for the reasons other than
being a woman, you would have the same problem now.
The outcome of UKM application:
becoming a British by decent. This is a Registration application (not
Naturalisation). Those who also happened to live in the UK should consider
Naturalisation as a very good alternative, which is more expensive but it makes
you British
otherwise than by descent. It does not make any difference for the
applicant him/herself, the difference is your ability (or inability) to pass on
British citizenship to your children.
There are more factors to look at. For
example, in some cases parents had to be married (or married after a child was
born). For an individual advice or to
make your application as successful please contact us: info@1st4immigration.com
, we reply on the same working day. Or visit www.1st4immigration.com
To read about the difference between
Naturalisation and Registration please look at our earlier post (that information is still valid):
http://1st4immigration-visas.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/british-nationality-citizenship-and.html
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