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Not easy. Read sections 317-319 of the Immigration Rules:mansoor8 wrote:I am a born and bred British citizen (am in the UK working, renting a place and have some savings) and intend to apply for a settlement visa for both of my parents (under 65) and my sister (over 18 ).
If you are born and bred British citizen how come your parents don't have ILR at the minimum?mansoor8 wrote:I am a born and bred British citizen (am in the UK working, renting a place and have some savings) and intend to apply for a settlement visa for both of my parents (under 65) and my sister (over 18 ).
The situation is that both of may parents and sister are currently residing in the middle east
yes, I know about this rule, but the OP did not mention that in his original post and hence the questionppron747 wrote:It is worth bearing in mind, Olisun, that the present legislation restricting the acquisition of British nationality by birth to the children of BC or "settled" parents only came into force on 1 January 1983. Prior to that, children born in UK were automatically British, regardless of their parents' status. The only exception to the general rule was that children of foreign diplomats serving in UK were excluded from getting British nationality by birth. The situation before 1983 was much the same as it still is in the USA...