nayner

I will try to keep my question as simple as possible as this application has made my mind a jumbled mess!

Here is my family background:
- Father born in London, UK in 1955 to his british parents (my grandparents)
- Father moved to Canada when he was around 7-9yrs old with his family and has not returned to England since
- Fathers last British passport expired when he was around 15yrs old. Has never been renewed since
- My mother is Canadian and my parents were not married at the time of my birth in 1995 in Canada

So, I am applying for my UK citizenship from Canada through my father. I am in the midst of completing the UKF form online as it says "If you do not live in the Channel Islands, Isle of Man or a British Overseas Territory, you can apply online."

However; I see a discrepancy on the UK govt site regarding where I send supporting documents such as my passport, birth certificate, my fathers expired UK passport etc..., or if I even send them at all!? One webpage says "You do not need to send your documents anywhere. You can either:

• upload copies into the online service (which I have not seen an option to I must add)
• have them scanned at your UKVCAS appointment"

BUT, once I near the end of my online application, it says the complete opposite, stating "You should send your documents within 20 working days so that we can make a decision within 6 months. If you do not send your documents within 20 working days your application may be rejected. We will contact you regarding your biometric enrolment once your documents have been received."

This is overwhelming me and confusing me more than it probably should. Can anyone shed some light on this?

Dorothy

Have you completed the application? I would think that once you have submitted it you should get a link to where you can upload your documents. You should scan and upload them within 20 days. You don't need to physically pist anything.

nayner

No I haven't completed the application yet. I mean, I've done the whole application I just haven't gone as far as submitting and paying for it; as I've been pondering this for a while! The conflicting information I've read has made me apprehensive. At the end of my online application, just before I hit submit and continue to pay, it says "You should send your documents within 20 working days so that we can make a decision within 6 months." So, I just don't know what to do. Maybe I should just go ahead and pay and hope there's further instruction afterwards.

Dorothy

That is what I would do. Once you have submitted it you should be able to upload copies. If not then as a last resort you can post/courier them to the UK.

BritInParis

Did your parents ever marry?

nayner

BritInParis

In that case follow Dorothy’s advice. You can’t upload your supporting documents until the application has been submitted.

nayner

nayner

Dorothy

His nationality is British. I'm a dual Canadian and Australian citizen living in Australia. However any time I have anything to do with Canadian immigration (I sponsored my husband) my nationality is Canadian.