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Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Mar 28th 2024, 12:13 am
Replies: 35
Views: 3,226
Posted By pallykin

Re: CUKC or British Subject without Citizenship?

somebody, how did your citizenship application go? Or are you still waiting?
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Dec 30th 2023, 8:58 pm
Replies: 35
Views: 3,226
Posted By pallykin

Re: CUKC or British Subject without Citizenship?

Having been refused once, I’m looking for that glimmer of hope that suggests it’s worth trying again…
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Dec 18th 2023, 8:18 pm
Replies: 35
Views: 3,226
Posted By pallykin

Re: CUKC or British Subject without Citizenship?

I look forward to hearing your news.

It’s my understanding that immigration attorneys refer to Fransman… because this is where precedent can be found.
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Dec 18th 2023, 7:02 pm
Replies: 35
Views: 3,226
Posted By pallykin

Re: CUKC or British Subject without Citizenship?

somebody Are you working with an immigration attorney?

I had wondered if this was something that might get addressed through the judicial unfairness route.

Laurie Fransman will have a new...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Dec 18th 2023, 11:52 am
Replies: 35
Views: 3,226
Posted By pallykin

Re: CUKC or British Subject without Citizenship?

jmin BritInParis somebody My father-in-law was born in Bombay in 1925 to a British subject father who was serving in the British Army, and his family moved back to Scotland where his parents were...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Dec 8th 2023, 5:02 pm
Replies: 35
Views: 3,226
Posted By pallykin

Re: CUKC or British Subject without Citizenship?

jmin I started researching this again after the announcement that the income requirement for spouse visa was more than doubling. That’s plan B.

I came across this HMPO caseworker guidance which...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Nov 2nd 2023, 2:27 am
Replies: 35
Views: 3,226
Posted By pallykin

Re: CUKC or British Subject without Citizenship?

jmin I just found this explanation, and it's the clearest I've seen:...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Nov 2nd 2023, 12:47 am
Replies: 35
Views: 3,226
Posted By pallykin

Re: CUKC or British Subject without Citizenship?

Hi jmin,

Thank you for looking into this for me. It has taken numerous rereads of this and some time to digest it. I agree with your assessment. What I missed was that being born in the British...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Oct 27th 2023, 9:50 am
Replies: 35
Views: 3,226
Posted By pallykin

Re: CUKC or British Subject without Citizenship?

Thank you so much for your help.

i was actually thinking that 12 (1) a applied to my grandfather, and 12(2) to my mother…
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Oct 24th 2023, 12:49 pm
Replies: 35
Views: 3,226
Posted By pallykin

Re: CUKC or British Subject without Citizenship?

Hi jmin and BritInParis

I have an answer from the caseworker about my refusal...

I sent this email yesterday:Dear [Caseworker],
My mother was born in the USA to a father born in India whose...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Oct 20th 2023, 1:01 pm
Replies: 35
Views: 3,226
Posted By pallykin

Re: CUKC or British Subject without Citizenship?

Thank you so much for your help with this...


On the application I put that my mother was a citizen of "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" from birth.


This is what I said...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Oct 19th 2023, 8:36 pm
Replies: 35
Views: 3,226
Posted By pallykin

Re: CUKC or British Subject without Citizenship?

I've just reviewed what I sent and I did not mention or provide any proof that she retained CUKC status on 1 January 1949 by being resident somewhere other than India or Pakistan. I didn't even think...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Oct 18th 2023, 7:55 pm
Replies: 35
Views: 3,226
Posted By pallykin

Re: CUKC or British Subject without Citizenship?

Here is the letter. On follow up emails with the caseworker, he said:You mother was a British Subject by descent at birth but no documentation to confirm she retained this status at the time of your...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Oct 18th 2023, 2:17 pm
Replies: 35
Views: 3,226
Posted By pallykin

Re: CUKC or British Subject without Citizenship?

My UKM application was refused earlier this month. The reasoning was that as my great grandfather and grandfather were born in British India, that my mother was a British subject at her birth in...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Oct 13th 2023, 12:56 pm
Replies: 35
Views: 3,226
Posted By pallykin

Re: CUKC or British Subject without Citizenship?

Great grandfather was born in Barrackpore in northeastern India, and grandfather in Murree, in modern day Pakistan.
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Oct 12th 2023, 3:26 am
Replies: 35
Views: 3,226
Posted By pallykin

CUKC or British Subject without Citizenship?

I am trying to determine if my grandfather was a CUKC or a British Subject without Citizenship after BNA 1948 went into effect in 1949, and after India created Indian Citizenship in 1950. Here is...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Sep 5th 2023, 4:22 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 3,590
Posted By pallykin

Re: Citizenship by Descent Application (?complex)

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...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Sep 2nd 2023, 10:51 am
Replies: 8
Views: 987
Posted By pallykin

Re: Remote Working In UK For A Short Period - Visa?

That’s good news. They do have some vague guidance, but I felt I was operating in a grey area, despite having some of the six weeks off, and visiting Newcastle, Leicester and Marseille for long...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Sep 1st 2023, 3:45 am
Replies: 8
Views: 987
Posted By pallykin

Re: Remote Working In UK For A Short Period - Visa?

I worked from London from London remotely on a visitor visa for six weeks last Thanksgiving through new year and has no issues. I was prepared to say that I had a junior colleague who was covering...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Aug 23rd 2023, 9:46 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 3,590
Posted By pallykin

Re: Citizenship by Descent Application (?complex)

Based on reading the timelines of other people applying via form UKM, the wait is typically 4-6+ months, so I am right in the middle of that range. It occurs to me that having a two step route to...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Aug 23rd 2023, 1:05 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 3,590
Posted By pallykin

Re: Citizenship by Descent Application (?complex)

Congratulations!

It's been awhile since I've been on this forum and read this post, and I realise now that you applied directly for a passport. (My detaiIs are above.) I applied for registration...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jun 2nd 2023, 9:42 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 3,590
Posted By pallykin

Re: Citizenship by Descent Application (?complex)

I will be interested to hear what others say on this..

I sent mine as plain printouts on the theory that these documents are readily available to the Home Office for verification. Also, I would...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
May 11th 2023, 4:53 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 3,590
Posted By pallykin

Re: Citizenship by Descent Application (?complex)

I’m happy to be able to help others as I have already been helped…not quite paying it forward, but the same idea…

I started out with referencing section and line of legislation and once I’d...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
May 7th 2023, 8:32 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 3,590
Posted By pallykin

Re: Citizenship by Descent Application (?complex)

Your situation sounds similar to mine. I applied to register for British citizenship via Form UKM from the US on 23 March 2023.

This is my family history:

Grandfather born 1895 in India to...
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