American citizen, wants to move to UK to work. Father British citizen, need advice.
Sep 6th 2012, 8:27 am
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American citizen, wants to move to UK to work. Father British citizen, need advice.
Hi there everyone. I'm new to this forum, but came across it whilst trying to find a answer to my friends issue, hope someone can help 
My friend is an American citizen, he was born and raised there. He is planning to relocate to the UK to work. His father was a British citizen (now deceased) and was married to his mother (American citizen). His grandparents were also British citizens.
He has all the copies of the original birth certificates for his father and grandparents.
What are the stipulations for him to gain a British citizenship through descent, or even just permanent residency?
What is the process for him to apply and attain either of those statuses? And what supporting documentation would he need to supply?
I greatly look forward to your advice on this, from me and my friend, thank you!
My friend is an American citizen, he was born and raised there. He is planning to relocate to the UK to work. His father was a British citizen (now deceased) and was married to his mother (American citizen). His grandparents were also British citizens.
He has all the copies of the original birth certificates for his father and grandparents.
What are the stipulations for him to gain a British citizenship through descent, or even just permanent residency?
What is the process for him to apply and attain either of those statuses? And what supporting documentation would he need to supply?
I greatly look forward to your advice on this, from me and my friend, thank you!
Sep 6th 2012, 9:57 am
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Re: American citizen, wants to move to UK to work. Father British citizen, need advic
Hi
I'm not as versed on the steps necessary but as the US wakes up in the next few hours you'll get some better replies.
You might also want to look at the counterpart of this site:
http://talk.uk-yankee.com
That's for Americans living in the UK and talks about the various things they need to deal with.
I'm not as versed on the steps necessary but as the US wakes up in the next few hours you'll get some better replies.
You might also want to look at the counterpart of this site:
http://talk.uk-yankee.com
That's for Americans living in the UK and talks about the various things they need to deal with.
Sep 6th 2012, 11:10 am
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Re: American citizen, wants to move to UK to work. Father British citizen, need advic
Thanks so much for your advice! They have answered my query 
Sep 6th 2012, 6:03 pm
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Re: American citizen, wants to move to UK to work. Father British citizen, need advic
He might already be a UK citizen.
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/br.../bornoverseas/
If he is, he just needs to apply for a UK passport.
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/br.../bornoverseas/
If he is, he just needs to apply for a UK passport.
Sep 6th 2012, 11:35 pm
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Re: American citizen, wants to move to UK to work. Father British citizen, need advic
Aye, he's probably already a Brit, but it depends on when and where everyone was born as to whether citizenship was passed on or not.
