Once your UKM application has been approved and you have your certificate of registration, you can use that as proof of your right to work. That's my understanding; however my employer would be unable to prove my right to work UNTIL I have that; the Right of Abode route allows me to start the ...

There have been cases on this forum where the passport office have made absolutely unbelievable mistakes, even not understanding the most basic of British nationality law, so it wouldn't be a surprise if they gave you bad advice. Just so you know, the RoA sticker costs £272 at the moment. The UKM ...

Did the "adviser" understand that you have an entitlement to register as a British citizen by descent, not that you already are one? While the nationality instructions do allow for discretion in treating a passport application as a citizenship application (usually in complex cases where the ...

Thanks all; looking back at my first passport that was used to enter the country I had in fact a 'Certificate of Patriality' - also valid only for the validity of that passport, not an 'indefinite leave to remain' that I thought I had. I'm going to get the RoA application off today as once in the ...

Hi, Apologies if I've missed any FAQs or stickies, but I think this is a little complicated, or it may be very sensible. Situation is this: I am 39 year old, born in Canada with Canadian passport, to a British Mother. I entered the UK in 1978 and had an indefinite leave to remain stamp added to this ...