I want to live/work in the Uk for a year.My father is English-we both reside in USA-What do I need to do?
I know there is a way for me to gain citizenship through ancestry, however I am a but clueless on what exactly I need to do. My father keeps insisting that if I just fly over with my passport and copy of his birth certificate the Home Office in London will just stamp it and I will be good to go and will be able to legally get a job. But he hasnt been over there in at least 20 years and I dont want to just rely on that. Do I need to file paperwork online before I venture over the pond to England, or is my father right-can I just pop in the home office once in London and have my American passport stamped with my fathers provided birth certificate?!?!?!? please help me
Whoa.. if you just fly over to the UK with your dad’s birth certificate plus your passport you’re going to have an extended stay at border control/immigration over there (which can result in you being deported as you will be at risk of overstaying). In order to prove that you are British you actually need to have proven (in advance) a legitimate link for you to have British citizenship.
Now I presume your dad is British born. What I recommend is that you get your birth certificate, your parents marriage certificate plus your dad’s birth certificate and APPLY for a British passport BEFORE YOU GO to the UK. This will ensure that you can work in the UK and the EU and bypass immigration control and get rid of that so-called visit to the Home Office. It will also give you plenty of peace of mind.
http://www.britainusa.com/sections/articles_show_nt1.asp?d=1&i=41001&L1=10080&L2=41001&a=25297
Link goes to the Home Office and will help you determine whether or not you are British.
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/britishcitizenship/othernationality/Britishcitizenship/bornoverseas/
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