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hi, my father had entered in uk at 1961 from bangladesh. he used to come and again he goes until 1982 but he refused to take british passport he have bangladeshi passport. I think he had uk right of abode. he finally came 1982 to bangladesh and he did not go back again to uk. IN 2002 he got pension from british government. he died in 2003. please sir anyone can tell me can i apply to british visa ? please sir if you know please inform me i dont know anything about it. if you advice me i will be very happy.

I assume your dad possibly was a naturalised British citizen.
When did your dad naturalised as British ?
When and where were you born ?

Zimba wrote: ↑

Fri May 24, 2019 12:39 am

I assume your dad possibly was a naturalised British citizen.

Not necessarily. At that time, Commonwealth citizens had more freedom to move within Commonwealth countries, not unlike the EU freedom of movement.

It is therefore possible that the father would have resided legally in the UK without acquiring British citizenship. And even if he did acquire British citizenship, he would have registered as a British citizen, rather than naturalised (which was reserved for non-Commonwealth citizens before 1983).

To the OP, do you have any documentation of your father having British citizenship (or CUKC citizenship before 1983)? Do you have proof of your father having resided in the UK for five continuous years?

Do you have a registration certificate for your father? The National Archives and the General Register Office may be able to help, for a fee.

thank you for your comment, we have only my father passport number, insurance number. we don't have any other documents or documentation to provide. i born in bangladesh 1963 when my father was in london. also he gave my name in the insurance. but we never go to uk. now we are in bangladesh. this is our situation now please advise me. thank you for your help