AM I BRITISH?

[CHIDI]

I AM A BIT CONFUSE ABOUT MY STATUS, MY FATHER IS BRITISH AND MY MOTHER IS ALSO BRITISH. DOSE THIS MEAN THAT I AM ALSO BRITISH EVEN THOUGH I WASN'T BORN IN BRITAIN?

[Docterror]

Easy on the capslock! When and where were you born? Where are you and what nationality do you hold now?

[JAJ]

I AM A BIT CONFUSE ABOUT MY STATUS, MY FATHER IS BRITISH AND MY MOTHER IS ALSO BRITISH. DOSE THIS MEAN THAT I AM ALSO BRITISH EVEN THOUGH I WASN'T BORN IN BRITAIN?

When were you born?
Where were your parents born? If born outside the UK, how did they get their British nationality?
Were your parents married?

[CHIDI]

was just getting used to my new keyboard! Anyway, i was born in Ghana, My parents were also born in Ghana but moved to the Uk when i was 17yrs old, then i just gained admission into the University in Ghana.that was six years ago.Now my parents are holders of a British passport and i, a Ghana passport.yes, they were married and still married.

[sakura]

was just getting used to my new keyboard! Anyway, i was born in Ghana, My parents were also born in Ghana but moved to the Uk when i was 17yrs old, then i just gained admission into the University in Ghana.that was six years ago.Now my parents are holders of a British passport and i, a Ghana passport.yes, they were married and still married.

I think. No, you are not British or entitled to British nationality. Why? You parents naturalised as British, and were not born British, which means they cannot pass on their nationality to you (by descent). Now, if you had moved with your parents before your 18th birthday, you could well have naturalised along with your parents (as their dependent), but since you are now over 18 (and I'm thinking in your mid-20s?), you cannot claim citizenship from them at all.

In sum, even though your parents are British, this does not make you, because they naturalised and so cannot pass on citizenship to you.

Anyone care to jump in?

[John]

sakura, I totally agree with your analysis.

CHIDI, regretfully you are not British. Your parents' British status is of no assistance to you in this matter.