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Secure Unrestricted Right of Abode in the UK

We provide invaluable assistance and support throughout the process with out expertise in immigration law. You can benefit from our expertise and ensure a smoother and more successful journey towards securing the right of abode in the UK. How we can help:

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British Citizenship

Right to Abode

Ancestry Visa

British Nationality and Right of Abode

Having right of abode means you’re allowed to live or work in the UK without any immigration restrictions, which means:-

All British citizens automatically have right of abode in the UK.

Some Commonwealth citizens may also have right of abode.

You can prove you have right of abode if you have a UK passport describing you as a British citizen or British subject with right of abode.

Otherwise you need to apply for a ‘certificate of entitlement’.

British citizen

If you or your parents were born in the UK, you might automatically be a British citizen.

You might be a British citizen if you were:-

If you’re not a British citizen automatically, you may still be able to apply to become a British citizen.

If you’re a British citizen you can live and work in the UK free of any immigration controls.

You can also apply for a UK passport..

If you were born in the UK after 31 December 1982 and your parents were not British or Irish, you’ll need to check their immigration status to be sure you’re automatically a British citizen.

At least one of your parents will usually need to have had one of the following when you were born:-

Your parent would have been able to live and work in the UK without restrictions if they had any of these statuses.

Commonwealth citizens

You may have right of abode in the UK either because of your parents or because you are or were married to someone with right of abode.

UK Ancestry visa

You can apply for a UK Ancestry visa if you’re one of the following:-

You must also:-

You can stay in the UK for 5 years on this visa.

If you’ve lived in the UK for 5 years on this visa, you may be able to either:-

With a UK Ancestry visa you can:-

Your work can be:-

You cannot:-

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