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Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jan 23rd 2026, 9:14 am
Replies: 5
Views: 720
Posted By BritInParis

Re: Self Application for ARD instead of solicitor

In that case, Form ARD is the one to go for as you will be able to register your daughter as a British citizen once you attend your citizenship ceremony. Just be aware that the Home Office has been...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jan 23rd 2026, 8:59 am
Replies: 502
Views: 170,200
Posted By BritInParis

Re: British Citizenship by Discretion (CBR post 1982)

Yes. He could, on application, have remained a British subject but he would not have become a CUKC or British citizen.
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jan 23rd 2026, 4:11 am
Replies: 502
Views: 170,200
Posted By BritInParis

Re: British Citizenship by Discretion (CBR post 1982)

Yes, see S.2(3)(c) IA 1971 (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1971/77/section/2/enacted).
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jan 23rd 2026, 4:06 am
Replies: 12
Views: 830
Posted By BritInParis

Re: Working overseas while on spouse visa

How long until your husband has completed 5 years in the UK as your spouse?
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jan 23rd 2026, 4:04 am
Replies: 5
Views: 720
Posted By BritInParis

Re: Self Application for ARD instead of solicitor

Given your circumstances then - unless you have children under the age of 18 - it would likely be better for you to apply to be registered under Section 4C using Form UKM which has an online...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jan 23rd 2026, 4:01 am
Replies: 29
Views: 4,017
Posted By BritInParis

Re: Form UKM eligibility - grandmother born UK 1912, need (I was born before 198

Your grandmother would not have ceased to be a British subject when she married your grandfather unless by doing so she automatically became a US citizen, which she did not (see S.10(2) BNA 1914...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jan 21st 2026, 6:58 pm
Replies: 502
Views: 170,200
Posted By BritInParis

Re: British Citizenship by Discretion (CBR post 1982)

It’s a well written explanation. Unfortunately you are just too many generations removed.
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jan 21st 2026, 4:54 am
Replies: 29
Views: 4,017
Posted By BritInParis

Re: Form UKM eligibility - grandmother born UK 1912, need (I was born before 198

The Home Office doesn’t typically request documentation relating to potential loss of British subject status prior to 1949 so I fear you may have shot yourself in the foot by including your...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jan 20th 2026, 9:18 am
Replies: 2
Views: 603
Posted By BritInParis

Re: First British passport - documents

So it’ll just be her current passport as her previous passports will have been cancelled when she submitted a renewal application (corners cut off/hole punched).
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jan 12th 2026, 9:34 am
Replies: 1
Views: 509
Posted By BritInParis

Re: Spouse visa from Australia timeline

It’s 12 weeks for a standard application submitted outside the UK.
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jan 7th 2026, 1:39 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 1,876
Posted By BritInParis

Re: ARD 4L application help

Apologies, I somehow missed this.

I've made some changes to ensure the legislation you are quoting is correct for the time the events occurred. I've also trimmed the 'by descent' legislation...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jan 7th 2026, 1:23 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,904
Posted By BritInParis

Re: FORM ARD Form & Documentation Question

I don't have any anecdotal evidence to suggest it won't be accepted but then I don't have any evidence it will be accepted either. Given the processing time can be up to six months, I'd personally...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jan 7th 2026, 1:20 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 1,514
Posted By BritInParis

Re: Eligible for 4L?

I'd probably include your parents' marriage certificate even though it's not strictly necessary so you can avoid addressing that on your application form. I'd be happy to provide some wording for the...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jan 5th 2026, 5:18 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 1,514
Posted By BritInParis

Re: Eligible for 4L?

Yes, that’s correct. You can use Form ARD to apply to be registered as a British citizen. The process typically takes around six months and you’ll need to pay £130 towards the cost of your...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jan 5th 2026, 9:53 am
Replies: 502
Views: 170,200
Posted By BritInParis

Re: British Citizenship by Discretion (CBR post 1982)

That would be British citizenship by registration so the rules are slightly different. Given the complexity of British nationality law - the latest edition of the definitive guide on the subject,...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jan 5th 2026, 3:45 am
Replies: 502
Views: 170,200
Posted By BritInParis

Re: British Citizenship by Discretion (CBR post 1982)

Births with the British Empire before 1915 were governed by English common law. The practical ‘cutoff’ for claiming British citizenship by descent under the 1981 Act would be the need to have the...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jan 5th 2026, 3:36 am
Replies: 502
Views: 170,200
Posted By BritInParis

Re: British Citizenship by Discretion (CBR post 1982)

She should be relatively easy to find on the GRO indices (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/login.asp)/FreeBMD (https://www.freebmd.org.uk/).
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jan 1st 2026, 5:25 am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,904
Posted By BritInParis

Re: FORM ARD Form & Documentation Question

I’d recommend withdrawing your Form UKM application and applying via Form ARD. You’ll also need paper copies of the relevant certificates so you’ll need to order those and wait for them to...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Dec 30th 2025, 12:34 am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,904
Posted By BritInParis

Re: FORM ARD Form & Documentation Question

Form ARD is only available as a paper application form so you’ll need to submit your supporting documents by post - there is no option to upload them. Are you sure you completed the correct form?
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Dec 18th 2025, 2:23 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 2,386
Posted By BritInParis

Re: Spousal visa and S1 health form - confused

That makes things a little clearer. Essentially Switzerland is covering your wife’s healthcare via Form S1 so she should receive a full refund of the IHS she has already paid.
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Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Dec 17th 2025, 2:49 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 2,386
Posted By BritInParis

Re: Spousal visa and S1 health form - confused

This is simply incorrect. ILR is not required to be considered 'ordinarily resident' in the UK or to receive secondary NHS care free of charge. If this is the 'advice' that is being provided then you...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Dec 17th 2025, 2:40 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 2,835
Posted By BritInParis

Re: 4L Application Based on Colonial Service – Seeking Advice (Yemen-born Family

Aden was a Crown colony in 1942 so everyone born there was a British subject - your grandfather was not exceptional in that regard. Similarly his service in a locally recruited police service did not...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Dec 17th 2025, 2:30 pm
Replies: 502
Views: 170,200
Posted By BritInParis

Re: British Citizenship by Discretion (CBR post 1982)

Tell me more about your great-grandmother's mother. She was born in London - do you know the year?
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Dec 17th 2025, 2:17 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 4,772
Posted By BritInParis

Re: Possible Change in Interpretation of 4L by Home Office?

You would need to act as an individual but it could act as a precedent which would ultimately assist others. A prima facie reading of the legislation shows eligibility to be registered under either...
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