Right of Abode

[nathmaniedeo]

Hi there,

Regarding the info below. I also looked at this link but am still not clear: http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/applyi ... dvice/bn13


I’d like to find out if I qualify for Right of Abode in the UK.

I was born in 1978 in Trinidad and Tobago a commonwealth. I don’t think that my father or grandfather (also born there) took the UK citizenship in 1962 when TT became independent.


Can you tell me if I still qualify??


How do I know if I am a Commonwealth citizen with the right of abode?
You will have the right of abode as a Commonwealth citizen if you have been a citizen of a Commonwealth country up to 1 January 1983 and, immediately before that date:

you were a Commonwealth citizen with a parent who, at the time of your birth or legal adoption, was a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies and had their citizenship by being born in the United Kingdom, or
you were a Commonwealth citizen and are, or were, the wife of a man with the right of abode in the United Kingdom.
Pakistan and South Africa were not part of the Commonwealth before 1 January 1983 and their citizens have no right of abode under this provision.


Thanks you for your help,


Nath Maniedeo

[avjones]

I’d like to find out if I qualify for Right of Abode in the UK.

you were a Commonwealth citizen with a parent who, at the time of your birth or legal adoption, was a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies and had c, or
you were a Commonwealth citizen and are, or were, the wife of a man with the right of abode in the United Kingdom.

No, you don't qualify. Your parents weren't born in the UK, you said, so you miss out on the "and had their citizenship by being born in the United Kingdom"

[nathmaniedeo]

thanks for your help. I guess that means not even if they were born in commonwealth islands?

[avjones]

No, the rules say "in the UK"

[JAJ]

This thread is a duplicate and hence is locked:
http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=18668