As stated in the guide UKM, the requirements are:
1. you were born before 1 January 1983; and
I was born in 1978.
2. you would have become a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies by descent if women had been able to pass on citizenship to their children in the same way as men at the time of your birth; and
You will meet this requirement if at the time of your birth:
(a) your mother was:
? born, adopted, naturalised or registered in the United Kingdom and Colonies; or
? a British subject before 1 January 1949 and was born in a British protectorate, protected state or United Kingdom trust territory; or
(b) your mother was, at the time of your birth, a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies and:
(i) you were born, or your mother was born, in a British protectorate, protected state, mandated territory or trust territory or in any foreign place in which British subjects came under British extraterritorial jurisdiction; or
(ii) you were born in a non-Commonwealth country and your birth was registered, within one year of its occurrence, at a British consulate; or
(iii) your mother was in Crown service under the United Kingdom government at the time of your birth; or
(iv) you were born in a Commonwealth country whose citizenship law had been the subject of an order under section 32(8) of the British Nationality Act 1948, but did not become a citizen of that country at birth. NB ? This only applies if you were born in Ceylon/Sri Lanka.
My mother, at the time of my birth, was registered in the United Kingdom and Colonies and was been her whole life British.
3. you have right of abode which you acquired because:
(i) your mother was, at the time of your birth, a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies by birth, legal adoption, naturalisation or registration* in the United Kingdom, Channel Islands or Isle of Man; or
(ii) one of your mother?s parents (the definition of ?parent? here excludes the father, but includes the mother, of an illegitimate child) was a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies by birth, legal adoption, naturalisation or registration* in the United Kingdom, Channel Islands or Isle of Man at the time of her birth; or
(iii) one of your father?s parents (the definition of ?father? and ?parent? excludes the father of an illegitimate child) was a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies by birth, legal adoption, naturalisation or registration* in the United Kingdom, Channel Islands or Isle of Man at the time of his birth; or
(iv) you were resident in the United Kingdom for a continuous period of 5 years before1983 and had become settled in the United Kingdom by the end of that 5 year period; or
(v) you are a woman who, before 1 January 1983, was or had been married to a man with the right of abode in the United Kingdom. *Please note - registration does not include registration on the basis of a marriage on or after 28 October 1971 to a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies and
I have right of abode because my mother was, at the time of my birth, a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies and also both of my mother?s parents were citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies by birth.
4. the Secretary of State is satisfied that you are of good character.
I am of good character.
They refused my application saying that my mother was born outside the UK and colonies.
sent a complaint saying:
I understand that you are refusing my application on the grounds that my mother was born outside the United Kingdom and Colonies, where in fact in 1943 Rawal Pindi (when & where she was born) was part of India and therefore part of the British Colonial Empire; and this was due to my grandfather being under the Military Crown Service.
and got this answer:
I can confirm that although Rawal Pindi was part of the Crowns Dominions in 1943, it was part of an independent country from 1 January 1949, so your mother did not have this status to pass on at the time of your birth.
but she has always been British as well as her parents
can somebody pls explain to me since i meet all four requirements as stated in the ukm form, why refused British citizen?
1. you were born before 1 January 1983; and
I was born in 1978.
2. you would have become a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies by descent if women had been able to pass on citizenship to their children in the same way as men at the time of your birth; and
You will meet this requirement if at the time of your birth:
(a) your mother was:
? born, adopted, naturalised or registered in the United Kingdom and Colonies; or
? a British subject before 1 January 1949 and was born in a British protectorate, protected state or United Kingdom trust territory; or
(b) your mother was, at the time of your birth, a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies and:
(i) you were born, or your mother was born, in a British protectorate, protected state, mandated territory or trust territory or in any foreign place in which British subjects came under British extraterritorial jurisdiction; or
(ii) you were born in a non-Commonwealth country and your birth was registered, within one year of its occurrence, at a British consulate; or
(iii) your mother was in Crown service under the United Kingdom government at the time of your birth; or
(iv) you were born in a Commonwealth country whose citizenship law had been the subject of an order under section 32(8) of the British Nationality Act 1948, but did not become a citizen of that country at birth. NB ? This only applies if you were born in Ceylon/Sri Lanka.
My mother, at the time of my birth, was registered in the United Kingdom and Colonies and was been her whole life British.
3. you have right of abode which you acquired because:
(i) your mother was, at the time of your birth, a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies by birth, legal adoption, naturalisation or registration* in the United Kingdom, Channel Islands or Isle of Man; or
(ii) one of your mother?s parents (the definition of ?parent? here excludes the father, but includes the mother, of an illegitimate child) was a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies by birth, legal adoption, naturalisation or registration* in the United Kingdom, Channel Islands or Isle of Man at the time of her birth; or
(iii) one of your father?s parents (the definition of ?father? and ?parent? excludes the father of an illegitimate child) was a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies by birth, legal adoption, naturalisation or registration* in the United Kingdom, Channel Islands or Isle of Man at the time of his birth; or
(iv) you were resident in the United Kingdom for a continuous period of 5 years before1983 and had become settled in the United Kingdom by the end of that 5 year period; or
(v) you are a woman who, before 1 January 1983, was or had been married to a man with the right of abode in the United Kingdom. *Please note - registration does not include registration on the basis of a marriage on or after 28 October 1971 to a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies and
I have right of abode because my mother was, at the time of my birth, a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies and also both of my mother?s parents were citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies by birth.
4. the Secretary of State is satisfied that you are of good character.
I am of good character.
They refused my application saying that my mother was born outside the UK and colonies.
sent a complaint saying:
I understand that you are refusing my application on the grounds that my mother was born outside the United Kingdom and Colonies, where in fact in 1943 Rawal Pindi (when & where she was born) was part of India and therefore part of the British Colonial Empire; and this was due to my grandfather being under the Military Crown Service.
and got this answer:
I can confirm that although Rawal Pindi was part of the Crowns Dominions in 1943, it was part of an independent country from 1 January 1949, so your mother did not have this status to pass on at the time of your birth.
but she has always been British as well as her parents
can somebody pls explain to me since i meet all four requirements as stated in the ukm form, why refused British citizen?
