Hello I’m wondering if anyone can help me if they have themselves been in a similar unique situation or point me in the right direction. It’s long and complex so I apologise in advance if there’s any confusion.
I’m an Australian citizen living in the U.K. and currently on an ancestry visa (as at the time of application by a hair naturalisation through in unmarried father was not an option for me). I’m also married to a UK citizen but a marriage visa at the time we were looking to move to the U.K. required an extortionate amount of money to be earned by us so was not an option.
I have since lost my job due to covid and as a condition of my ancestry visa I must remain employed.
I discovered I’m eligible for citizenship of naturalisation through my U.K. born father whom was not married to my mother at the time of my birth or ever. This is great news
Here’s the catch... they require an original birth certificate which I don’t have due to having to forfeit it when I changed to my married name by deed-poll in Australia (this seems totally ridiculous I know, but at the time this was what I was advised to do in order to change to my married name as we were married outside Australia) again it is my understanding that this process has since changed. So I have a new birth certificate which still states and names my father but it also has my name change on it and obviously was not registered within 12 months of my birth.
Now my next option is to get DNA testing done as proof. I’m finding it really hard to establish how I would go about this and the costs involved if my father is now located in Melbourne Australia (currently in stage 4 lockdown).
We looked into an immigration lawyer but the costs are not something that’s an option for us due to having lost my job.
Does anyone have experience in getting the DNA tests done with people in different countries?
And does anyone know what costs would be involved?
Or recommend somewhere that’s ISO/IEC17025 accredited?
If I’m breaking the requirements of not working due to job loss and the current climate will I be deported?
And lastly is the birth certificate requirement that’s it’s registered 12 months set in stone would my new birth certificate at accepted?
If you have taken the time to read through all of this thank you! Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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