Citizenship question
Jun 24th 2010, 1:31 pm
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Citizenship question
Please could someone help me? I was born in Zimbabwe but from two years old lived in England and grew up in England. I am now 25. I have an Irish Passport through decent. I studied abroad in South Africa for four years. I need to know if I can apply for citizenship in the Uk since I lived there my whole life apart from the years when I did my degree in South Africa. My parents and sisters all have UK passports.I am now in South Africa gain on a temporary residence visa. Please help.
Regards,
Justine
Regards,
Justine
Last edited by justinelabonne; Jun 24th 2010 at 1:31 pm. Reason: dont want my surname in it
Jun 25th 2010, 2:22 am
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Re: Citizenship question
Do you meet the residence requirement for naturalisation? If not, then you're out of luck, no matter how long you spent in the UK before.
The time to apply for British citizenship was then, not now, it seems.
Unless you're eligible for British citizenship another way ... British born parent, perhaps?
The time to apply for British citizenship was then, not now, it seems.
Unless you're eligible for British citizenship another way ... British born parent, perhaps?
