JaridineHK

Hi ! for apply Ancestry Visa, it needs to provide evidence of plans to work in the UK, either in the form of a job offer or a business plan for self-employed.

Do accept for studying(Bachelor, Master, Doctoral degree) in the UK instead of work or self-employed?

Does it take 6 to 7 year to acquiring British citizenship( 5 years visa + 1 year ILR) ?

Thanks !

angie_329

You do not need a job offer, just evidence of looking for work and applying for jobs, you can register on line with job agencies and be active, upload your CV and make applications.These and responses can be submitted as part of your application. There is no need to enclose study details as this will be disregarded.

the ancestry visa requires you to do some work. It can be part time, a few hours a week only, or self employment (be sure to register with HMRC as self employed within three months of starting) and keep records and accounts.

You can study, and perhaps you can get a part time job a few hours work in a local supermarket nearby or some work available in the area to students.

After 5 years you can apply for ILR at which stage you will have to show evidence that you have been doing some work throughout the 5 years and fulfilling the conditions of your visa. And then after one more year, you can apply for BC.

JaridineHK

The Ancestry Visa is in Tier 2 category?
form the government web page, some of the function cannot select Ancestry Visa for go to next page.

angie_329

no tier 2 is a work visa.
the uk gov do not call it an ancestry visa in the application... but I cannot recall what.

I cannot see the application form so I guess you need to look under 'other' or anything that is not tier or spouse.

angie_329

just found it on another forum response
look for

You're looking for Work ( visa) -> Non points-based -> UK Ancestry.

BritInParis

It's six years to citizenship (five years + one year ILR) or five years if you marry a British citizen (five years + ILR).

HKG3

Other points for the OP to think about -

1) If you have a Hong Kong driving licence by passing a driving test in Hong Kong, you can exchange your Hong Kong driving licence to an UK one without test.

2) You can open UK bank accounts in Hong Kong before moving over here. Both the Bank of East Asia and HSBC offers this service -

https://www.hkbea.com/html/en/bea-in...-services.html

https://www.hsbc.com.hk/personal/hsb...s-account.html

JaridineHK

Thanks all Ladies and Gentlemen. very informative.....