UKM Citizenship Application Advice Needed - Child born in 1972 to British born mother and given up for adoption

[Shaun45]

Following a thread I participated in earlier I have decided to start a dedicated thread in order to find clarity on my UKM application.

Thread here: british-citizenship/ukm-application-exp ... 5-140.html

Here is a brief background of me:

I was born in South Africa in 1972 to a UK born mother, which at the time of my birth was a British citizen. My birth mother was unmarried at the time of my birth. I am a South African citizen and reside in South Africa. My birth mother is still a British citizen and resides in South Africa. I was registered at birth under another name. Shortly after my birth, my birth mother gave me up for adoption. I was adopted by a South African couple and given a different name. I have all the original documentation, including a vault copy of my birth certificate with my original birth name and the name and UK nationality of my birth mother. I have all original adoption documents, court order indicating name change, birth mothers UK birth certificate and passport. I even included my maternal grandparents UK birth and marriage certificates. I also included a cover letter and maternal family tree explaining everything. I am hoping it all goes well with my UKM citizenship application.

However after reading some comments regarding my claim to UK citizenship I am a bit worried. Apparently my UKM claim to British citizenship can be denied because of the fact that I was given up for adoption by my British born biological mother. My understanding is that there is a clear bloodline to my claim to citizenship. Clear evidence has been provided with my application. My South African born adoptive parents are irrelevant in this application, but evidence was provided to show the name change at birth. Surely I can't be discriminated against just because my UK born mother gave me up for adoption due to circumstances beyond her control at the time when I was a six week old infant? This is so wrong on many levels. I have NO South African blood whatsoever. All my biological maternal family is British/Irish. I have a British soul yet I could possibly be denied my birthright.

I would appreciate if anyone could provide more clarity on this matter as I'm worried.

My application was sent off a few weeks ago and I received a standard acknowledgement email from UKVI with a case number. The fees were also deducted off my bank account. I am still hopeful of my application being a success.