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Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)

Dec 30th 2013, 3:32 pm

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My experience of going the Surinder Singh route so far

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Posted By CanadianEnglish

Re: My experience of going the Surinder Singh route so far

Hey Dave, saw that! Yeah I think we might be going through there. Does it have to be a return ticket though? The Directive states they can't request a return ticket or financials so we're wondering...

Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)

Dec 30th 2013, 3:04 pm

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My experience of going the Surinder Singh route so far

Views: 333,798

Posted By CanadianEnglish

Re: My experience of going the Surinder Singh route so far

Yep Toronto! But it looks like it might be a lot cheaper for us to fly from Chicago or New York, so we may take that route :)

But Air Transat (who we were going to use) is fantastic, and we found...

Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)

Dec 30th 2013, 7:02 am

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My experience of going the Surinder Singh route so far

Views: 333,798

Posted By CanadianEnglish

Re: My experience of going the Surinder Singh route so far

Hi! I have a quick question...

My husband and I are planning on doing this Surinder Singh route. We were looking for flights into Dublin and the cheapest way seems to be flying into Gatwick on one...

Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)

Dec 29th 2013, 2:00 pm

Replies: 8

Need some help figuring out UK citizenship of my mother

Views: 1,140

Posted By CanadianEnglish

Re: Need some help figuring out UK citizenship of my mother

Thats awesome thank you! I'd actually been having trouble with that due to my grandfather also being born at a service base in South Africa and his birth was never registered with them. But the...

Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)

Dec 28th 2013, 4:58 pm

Replies: 8

Need some help figuring out UK citizenship of my mother

Views: 1,140

Posted By CanadianEnglish

Re: Need some help figuring out UK citizenship of my mother

That sounds complicated... I hope they give you good news though. It sounds like you SHOULD qualify for it, but you never know with the UKBA. Good luck!

And thank you so much for the link/advice....

Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)

Dec 28th 2013, 3:35 pm

Replies: 8

Need some help figuring out UK citizenship of my mother

Views: 1,140

Posted By CanadianEnglish

Re: Need some help figuring out UK citizenship of my mother

Actually not too different then! My grandfather was in service to the Royal Navy and had been stationed as a temporary assignment (though he later decided to stay in Canada) in Canada where she was...

Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)

Dec 28th 2013, 3:23 pm

Replies: 8

Need some help figuring out UK citizenship of my mother

Views: 1,140

Posted By CanadianEnglish

Re: Need some help figuring out UK citizenship of my mother

Yeah it's very confusing!

They're unclear as well because if you read the flow charts found:

http://www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk/policyandlaw/guidance/nationalityinstructions/nivol1/

It...

Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)

Dec 28th 2013, 12:32 pm

Replies: 8

Need some help figuring out UK citizenship of my mother

Views: 1,140

Posted By CanadianEnglish

Need some help figuring out UK citizenship of my mother

Hi there,

I'm having a bit of a hard time figuring out whether my mother is a british citizen by descent or otherwise than descent. The reason for this is that both of her parents were British...

Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)

Nov 30th 2013, 10:58 pm

Replies: 10

Questions about Ancestry Visa - Need some assistance

Views: 4,918

Posted By CanadianEnglish

Re: Questions about Ancestry Visa - Need some assistance

Thanks, SanDiegogirl :) I was hoping that it would help speed things along. But I guess not. Oh well! But it's good to know :D

Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)

Nov 30th 2013, 10:58 pm

Replies: 10

Questions about Ancestry Visa - Need some assistance

Views: 4,918

Posted By CanadianEnglish

Re: Questions about Ancestry Visa - Need some assistance

Thanks, that's actually pretty good info. I mean I've read the UKBA site over and over but it always feels like I might have missed something. But the covering letter is a good idea, I think I'll...

Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)

Nov 30th 2013, 10:56 pm

Replies: 10

Questions about Ancestry Visa - Need some assistance

Views: 4,918

Posted By CanadianEnglish

Re: Questions about Ancestry Visa - Need some assistance

Thanks SanDiegogirl :) Bad news though! I was hoping we could speed it along but oh well lol

Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)

Nov 30th 2013, 10:23 pm

Replies: 10

Questions about Ancestry Visa - Need some assistance

Views: 4,918

Posted By CanadianEnglish

Re: Questions about Ancestry Visa - Need some assistance

Thanks! That's really helpful :D It feels a bit overwhelming to go through all of this.

I do actually have another question.

If I secure a job, would they then look at the application faster...

Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)

Nov 30th 2013, 10:12 pm

Replies: 10

Questions about Ancestry Visa - Need some assistance

Views: 4,918

Posted By CanadianEnglish

Re: Questions about Ancestry Visa - Need some assistance

Hi sorry I didn't mean to not make sense!

I was given the IS.82A form stating that:

"I have asked for leave to enter the United Kingdom for stated dates but I am not satisfied that you are...

Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)

Nov 30th 2013, 5:29 pm

Replies: 10

Questions about Ancestry Visa - Need some assistance

Views: 4,918

Posted By CanadianEnglish

Re: Questions about Ancestry Visa - Need some assistance

I just realized this was in the wrong forum and it won't let me delete or move it. I'm sorry would someone be able to put me in the right place?

Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)

Nov 30th 2013, 5:22 pm

Replies: 10

Questions about Ancestry Visa - Need some assistance

Views: 4,918

Posted By CanadianEnglish

Questions about Ancestry Visa - Need some assistance

Hi there!

I have a bit of a convoluted story but to get the best advice I'm going to have to tell it. I have British grandparents and am Canadian. I have a British husband as well. I have...

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