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Questions tagged [uk-citizens]

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How can I claim British citizenship for my child while we live in India?

My unborn child's father is a British citizen. We are expecting our baby end of January 2018. I am in India and the father is in UK. We are not married yet as he is financially very unstable and is redundant right now. I have a very stable job here…
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Definition of "descent" when applying for British citizenship

I was born in 1956 in Southern Rhodesia and live in South Africa since 1987. My mother was born in Southern Rhodesia in 1931. She has always held a British passport and is still living in South Africa. Both her parents were born in the UK in about…
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Am I a British citizen by descent?

My mother was born in Glasgow Scotland, I also have her birth certificate. My father born Burma but was a British citizen prior to migrating to Australia in 1951. I was born in Australia in 1952. My Question is: am I a British citizen by descent or…
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Did not get National Insurance Number whilst living in the UK

My wife lived in the UK for 9 years before settling in Canada. She did not work during that time because she was looking after the children while I was in full time employment in the UK. She did not apply for the NI number, but was receiving "family…
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UK citizen living in Europe

I have a Spanish residence, having recently updated my TIE. Can I work in Portugal and spend a few months there every year?
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How do I apply for British Citizenship for my adopted child?

Hoping somebody here has insight to offer. I did email the UK Home office but their response was to effectively point me to their website - or an immigration consultant. Thank you for your further enquiry dated 18th October about citizenship for an…
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Blue British Passport Renewal

Can the blue British passport be renewed? It's written British subject on national status. It belongs to my dad, I want a British passport for myself.
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Living in italy with old paper UK licence, need to update

How do I go about updating my UK licence when I don't have a photo card licence. I can put a uk a address of my parents for delivery etc. but can I do this, what do I need to complete etc.
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Travelling to the UK without a UK passport

So my son is a Bolivian citizen, but we are applying for his British citizenship this week (any idea on how long that’s taking at the minute would also be appreciated!) Bolivia doesn’t do passport interviews. We would have to travel to another Latin…
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Can I work outside the UK under Surrinder Singh ruling?

I am a British national working in an EU member state. We will soon be applying for the EU permit for my non-EU wife and step-daughter. Do I have to stay in the UK with my family for the first six months or can I work outside of the UK?
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