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If you are an Applicant from a Commonwealth country and have a grandparent born in the UK, you may apply for the UK Ancestry visa. You may also claim ancestry if either you or the relevant parent were adopted or were born within or outside marriage in the UK; Holding a UK Ancestry visa allows you and your dependant to live and work in the UK; To qualify, you must apply outside the UK, and you must be able to satisfy visa requirements; You must also be able to show that you can work and intend to take employment in the UK; and that you can financially support yourself and your dependents in the UK.
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Stateless person is someone who is not considered as a national by any state under the operation of its law; A stateless person lacks legal residence and the right of return to their country and cannot access consular protection from anywhere; Under Schedule 2 of the British Nationality Act 1981, a person who is stateless can be registered as a British Citizen if he or she: was born in the UK, is and has always been stateless, was under the age of 22 on the date of the application, has lived in the UK for the 5 years prior to the making of the application; MK (a child by her litigation friend CAE) v SSHD [2017] EWHC 1365 [Admin] case is widely used in British Citizenship application as a stateless child.
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Following Brexit, many EEA nationals are looking to acquire British citizenship before further political changes occur; To apply for citizenship as an EEA national, you must be able to show that you have lived and exercised your treaty rights in the UK for a continuous period of 5 years under the EEA Regulations 2016; Although there is not a requirement for EEA nationals living in the UK for at least five years to apply for permanent residence status, should you wish to apply for British citizenship you must produce the permanent residence card; You must also ensure that you satisfy the Koll requirement;
