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https://www.gov.uk/right-of-abode/apply-for-a-certificate-of-entitlement wrote:You’ll need to send:
your valid passport or travel document - if it wasn’t issued in the UK it must have immigration stamps to show you’re living here, or you must have a previous right of abode certificate

secret.simon wrote:

https://www.gov.uk/right-of-abode/apply-for-a-certificate-of-entitlement wrote:You’ll need to send:
your valid passport or travel document - if it wasn’t issued in the UK it must have immigration stamps to show you’re living here, or you must have a previous right of abode certificate

That is to prove that she is in the UK legally.

So long as she is a British citizen and has never got a British passport, she is entitled to apply for a CoE-RoA in the passport of any other country she is entitled to carry.

the passport states the issuing authority as Pakistan but she applied for it in Bradford.

CR001 wrote:

the passport states the issuing authority as Pakistan but she applied for it in Bradford.

A foreign passport issued in the UK will always state the country as the issuing authority as the embassy/consulate are representatives of Pakistan. It could not say anything else other than Pakistan as issuing authority.

dimples123 wrote:

secret.simon wrote:

https://www.gov.uk/right-of-abode/apply-for-a-certificate-of-entitlement wrote:You’ll need to send:
your valid passport or travel document - if it wasn’t issued in the UK it must have immigration stamps to show you’re living here, or you must have a previous right of abode certificate

That is to prove that she is in the UK legally.

So long as she is a British citizen and has never got a British passport, she is entitled to apply for a CoE-RoA in the passport of any other country she is entitled to carry.

Thanks Secret.simon. She doesn't have a British passport but we were just worried that would this cause it to be rejected as the passport states the issuing authority as Pakistan but she applied for it in Bradford. And has submitted the receipt that she applied for the passport there.

I understand the bit about the issuing authority but how would she have to get the immigration stamps because that would only be possible if she had travelled from outside back to the uk. But she hasn't as its her first passport and also she applied for it from within so would this be a major issue??!

Also the fees for the CoE-RoA has changed and she submitted the documents last Wednesday 25th and they were received by the Liverpool office on the Thursday 26th and the web page has just been updated on the 26th. So in this case what needs to be done? Should we call them tomorrow or what should we do please xxxxxx


Thank you so much xxxxxxx

secret.simon wrote:So, as I understand it, your cousin has never traveled outside the UK as this is her first Pakistani passport and she has not got a British passport.

That should be absolutely fine then as the lack of entry stamps in her new Pakistani passport should show that she has never traveled abroad and her proof of citizenship should show that she is in the UK legally.