The UK offers several Global Business Mobility visas for overseas workers. These visa routes aim to bring employees on a short-term or long-term basis to their UK branches. The aim of these visa routes is to simplify the process of hiring talent from outside the UK.
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British law allows you to take several routes to British citizenship. If one or both of your parents have a British nationality, the easiest way for you to UK citizenship is to apply for citizenship by descent.
However, you must meet additional requirements in order to be eligible for this route. Here is a look at these requirements and other details.
As noted above, you can acquire UK citizenship by descent automatically or you may have to apply for it.
In general, you automatically become a UK citizen if you were born abroad and one of your parents was a British citizen at the time. However, this is subject to when you were born.
If your date of birth fell before 1983 and you were not born in the UK, you automatically qualify for citizenship only if your father was a UK national and was married to your mother at the time of birth. In this case, your father must also have been a citizen of the UK and Colonies to pass on the citizenship.
If your date of birth was between 1983 and June 2006, you automatically qualify for citizenship if:
If the above conditions are met, you are eligible to apply for citizenship UK by descent.
If your date of birth fell on or after July 1, 2006, you are automatically eligible by nationality by descent granted either of your parents was a UK national at the time of your birth. However, the eligible parent must not have received their citizenship by descent.
If you are not sure whether or not you can automatically qualify for British citizenship, you can consult our immigration lawyers. Our British citizenship solicitors in London can offer detailed advice on how best to proceed.
British law broadly categorizes two ways of achieving British nationality – by descent, or otherwise than by descent.
Citizenship by descent is when you can seek UK nationality through the citizenship or settled status of one or both parents. It is also possible to seek nationality by descent through the status of your grandparents, although it is quite rare.
However, if you have become a UK citizen through descent, you can’t pass your nationality rights to a child who is not born in the UK. In other words, if a parent has become a UK citizenship by descent, his or her child can’t take the same route to British citizenship.
Citizenship by descent is automatically passed to the next generation in some cases. In other cases, you will have to apply for this route to citizenship if you meet the requirements and are eligible.
The qualified immigration lawyers at the London-based Adam Bernard’s can help you confirm your eligibility, meet relevant requirements and file a British citizenship application. Our UK citizenship solicitors offer tailored guidance and advice packages.
If you do not automatically qualify for citizenship by descent, you may have the option of applying for nationality by descent instead. This is only possible if you meet very specific criteria.
You may register for citizenship by descent if:
Our UK citizenship solicitors can offer legal advice on whether or not you can register for British citizenship by descent.
You need to apply for British citizenship by descent only if you don’t automatically qualify and need to register instead. You may register by filling out a Form UKF. You must submit several supporting documents to confirm your personal details, parental details, immigration history, good character, and other information.
You may also apply via post instead of submitting the online application. Postal applications typically cost more and take longer to process.
Once you submit your application, you will also be required to attend an appointment at a UKVCAS centre so that your photographs and fingerprints may be collected. This biometric information is a part of your citizenship application. During your UKVCAS appointment, you can also have your documents scanned if you couldn’t directly upload them online.
Our experienced immigration lawyers can thoroughly guide you along this process and offer help at every step of the application. It is best to ensure that your application is accurate and complete at the time of submission. Any omissions or errors can lead to delays in the processing of the application.
The UK Service Supplier visa is a type of UK Global Business Mobility visa. This visa type is meant for employers of overseas service providers who want to come to the UK. You must meet the following requirements to apply for this type of visa:
If you want to apply for a UK Global Business Mobility – Service Supplier visa, we can help you. Our Service Supplier visa solicitors can work with you to ascertain whether you meet the requirements for the visa.
In some cases, you can claim British nationality by descent through the nationality of a British grandparent. This is called citizenship by double descent.
You can seek citizenship by double descent if:
This is a more complicated route and you will need legal assistance when pursuing it. Our British citizenship solicitors in London can offer thorough guidance if you are eligible for citizenship by double descent.
The application process to register for British citizenship by descent can be quite complicated. This is because there are many ways to qualify for this route to UK nationality, and each way has its own set of requirements.
Here at the London-based Adam Bernard’s law office, we have the reputation of being among the top immigration lawyers. Our UK citizenship solicitors can help you determine whether or not you can automatically qualify for citizenship by descent or register for it.
We also work with you to help you meet all the requirements, gather relevant documentation, and see the process through. With the help of our British citizenship solicitors in London, you can file an application without omissions or errors and reduce the processing time for your application.
Call us now at 0207 100 2525 to schedule a free consultation with our immigration lawyers and discuss your case in detail.
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