Originally Posted by RuleBritannia

How do you do, fellow Brits?!?
Just came back to give an update that my application was successful and a brand new British passport arrived in the mail several weeks ago!
I'd also like to say that this website is an absolute gem with some wonderful contributors. The advice I've received here has been life-changing. Saying thanks doesn't seem enough to express my gratitude. Best of British to anyone else going through a similar situation, I hope the advice in this thread is also helpful to others down the line.
Cheers.

Originally Posted by pallykin

It’s entirely believable that the UK will do nothing to make this easier unless required to do so.

I’m very happy to hear about your observation that a military connection helps. This waiting is very difficult… Lots of time for doubts to creep in… 23 September will mark 6 months from application.

I’ve read a number of your assessments of others situations and everything seems to back up my claim. This has been very encouraging. Thank you.

A couple of friends have asked if they might have a claim to UK citizenship via double descent, and I haven’t been certain.

One is for someone born before 1994 in South Africa to a father born before 1983 in South Africa to a British mother. This has started to seem promising based on another case you advised someone on and which was successful. This friend is considering an ancestry visa. UK citizenship would be so much better!

The second is someone born before 1949 in Uganda. Her father was Ugandan but spent years in the UK but it was after 1949. This one seems a stretch.