Questions tagged [uk-citizens]
For questions pertaining to citizens of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Wanting to move to USA and stay
This has probably already been asked before but I can't find it so apologise in advance.
I recently travelled to Florida on your typical theme parks holiday and I have fallen for the USA and have ...
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Child born to British, Polish & Singaporean parents in the UK
Me (Polish & British citizen) and my wife (Singaporean citizen with ILR) live in the UK, where our daughter was born nearly a year ago. It's clear that she is eligible for all 3 nationalities. We ...
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Confusion about EEA national section in applying for EEA family visa
I am married to English person and we live in Italy. He works in Italy and I just finished my Masters. My residence in Italy is as a family member, as I am Egyptian.
We want to visit his parents and ...
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Would my UK fiancé have to get a visa for the US for more than a month?
I have a fiancé who is a UK resident and would like to visit me for just over a month. Would he need to get a visa if he is to stay that long?
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Can a British Citizen take his Non-EU spouse and child to live elsewhere in the EU under the freedom of movement regulation?
I live in the US with a non-EU spouse and child (Both Canadian & American.) I plan on registering as a British citizen (to which I am entitled to by descent via a British Born mother before 1983) ...
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Is it possible for a UK Citizen to apply for his non EU wife and child to come to Britain but apply from outside Britain?
I see only examples of applicants already living in Britain. My husband is planning on registering his British Citizenship (South African mother who was born in England) from within the US. Assuming ...
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Can a UK citizen bring her children to the UK without their father?
The mother, a UK citizen with a valid British passport, has three children under 18. Two children were fathered by one man, the youngest by another. She is divorced and has custody of the children, ...
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Living in Japan for 25 years, how can I change the address on my old paper license?
I need the new UK ID card license to apply for a Japanese license here in Tokyo. My old paper license is still valid. In going through the process via GVT-UK online, I was met with the problem that my ...
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AUS/UK dual citizen entering the UK on AUS passport with student visa and taking partner as dependant
I've been accepted on a full scholarship to do my Doctorate in the UK in Oxbridge. I am a UK/AUS citizen but my partner is only an AUS citizen.
Can I apply to enter the UK under my AUS passport with ...
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Can I work outside the UK under Surrinder Singh ruling?
I am a British national working in an EU member state. We will soon be applying for the EU permit for my non-EU wife and step-daughter. Do I have to stay in the UK with my family for the first six ...
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My father was naturalized: am I British otherwise than by descent?
I am a British citizen who was under 18 when my father applied for naturalization in 1979. I was registered on his form, and then I (as well as my father) was given citizenship when the naturalization ...
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Relocating to the UK with spouse
My mother- and father-in-law are permanently relocating to the UK. My father in law is a British citizen, and has resided in the US for the past 20+ years. My mother in law is a US citizen.
It is to ...
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Definition of "descent" when applying for British citizenship
I was born in 1956 in Southern Rhodesia and live in South Africa since 1987. My mother was born in Southern Rhodesia in 1931. She has always held a British passport and is still living in South Africa....
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Surinder Singh route
I am British living in the UK. My husband is a non-EU citizen living in Germany with 3 year resident permit. I want to know the exact way for the Surinder Singh route. I’ve just recently found about ...
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Explain the Surinder Singh route
If I live with my husband in an EU country for a minimum of 3 months, and I am a British citizen, are we required to work there and not be on benefits?
I'm trying to understand how the Surinder ...
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Which visa is required to move to the UK as a US citizen married to a UK citizen with our child born in the US?
My fiance is a UK citizen. I want to move there with my daughter. We are both US citizens. I understand I will need to apply for a join partner visa, which I need to apply for our daughter. Her father ...
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UK passport for a child born to a UK citizen mother
I'm a UK citizen born in Austria (my parents are both UK citizens - father born in the UK and mother in India). I have a British birth certificate and a British passport. I now live in Austria and ...
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How can I claim British citizenship for my child while we live in India?
My unborn child's father is a British citizen. We are expecting our baby end of January 2018. I am in India and the father is in UK. We are not married yet as he is financially very unstable and is ...
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English international driving license
I’m living in Taiwan, need an English international driving license, which runs out yearly. I got this through the post office in the UK before I moved here. The only way to renew it is I have to go ...
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US citizen applying for UK settlement visa/entry (3 part question)
Background: My husband is a UK citizen (by birth, born, raised, etc). We have 3 children together. We all lived together in the US. Recently (May2017) we went to visit family in the UK. Sometime in ...
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Am I British otherwise than by descent?
Here is my situation. My father was British, my mother German. I was born in 1981 in Germany. At the age of 2 we moved to Great Britain.
I grew up in Wales and at the age of 17 I got a British ...
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UK citizen returning to the UK from the US as a retiree
I have dual US and UK citizenships and I am thinking of returning to the UK as a retiree with my US born spouse. I have been away from the UK for more than 50 years and I have no NI number. We have ...
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Can I apply for a UK spouse visa before actually being married?
I am an American citizen and my fiance is a British citizen from Scotland. He is flying to America in a couple of months in order for us to be married here, but I ultimately want to be living in ...
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How to register a daughter
I am a married British citizen living in the U.S. How do I register and get a British passport for my daughter born in the U.S. Prior to 2000?
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Italian citizenship through grandmother, missing birth certificate
Below are the documents I need.
Your maternal grandmother's birth certificate from Italy, also known
as an estratto dell'atto di nascita
Your maternal grandfather's birth certificate
Your ...
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How long would it take to get residence permit in UK [closed]
I will be moving to the UK in August with Tier 2 long term visa. I'm an Indian passport holder. How long would it take for me to get a residence permit?
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Lost British Passport number
I migrated to Australia in 1974 with my 5 month daughter on my British passport. This passport expired in 1984, was never renewed, and has been lost for many years. For work reasons my daughter needs ...
David Davies
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Joining my partner in the UK
Please can anyone help me. I’m 23 years old, live in Albania, Europe and I am in a relationship with my boyfriend who lives in London, UK. He was born there. We have been together for a year and today ...
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Renewal of expat driving licence now living in Greece and over 70, what to do?
Can anyone please advise on the procedure for my renewal i.e. based on the title the renewal form is not so clear as in such the declaration states " resident in UK"
What to do?
John
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If I have schengen tourist visa, can I marry a British citizen in Germany.? [closed]
I have Schengen tourist visa, I want to marry my girlfriend but she lives in London. If she comes to Germany or the Netherlands can we get married? I have just a one month Schengen tourist visa.
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I-751 - what counts as detained, and a letter of good conduct?
On I-751, it says that if I have ever been arrested or detained I need to submit a statement that no charges were filed.
Last year, I was taken to hospital by police after an argument (I had been ...
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What's my tax status?
I am retired, and been living outside of the UK for over 10 years. I spend most of my time in Greece (but under the 183 days tax requirement).
The rest of the time, I spend in Asia and the UK, all ...
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British Citizen wanted to marry EU Citizen Partner
Without asking any legal advice at this stage. I was thinking with my partner whether it would be best and less time consuming and probably a better investment if both married this year in London. As ...
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Proving my identity while my passport is being renewed
My UK passport will expire this year, so I need to get it renewed. The process requires me to send my current passport to the UK, and it will be returned by post.
However, it will certainly be ...
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What subtype visa for settlement to apply for civil partner [closed]
What subtype visa for settlement to apply for civil partner?
Which type of visa (settlement) to apply for where a person already has a civil partnership in the UK, is it family reunion?
If it is, ...
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How to make a British-citizen father take responsibility for child in Africa
I am 28 years old, and gave birth to a beautiful girl named Angel. The father is a British citizen. He has recently abandoned me and our little baby here in Cameroon. I wish to know what measures I ...
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Can I attain British citizenship abroad by marrying my girlfriend?
My girlfriend is British, but I am an EU citizen. I would love to become British & naturalise and move to the UK with her at some point in my life, but I'm not sure whether this is possible. If I ...
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Apply for UK spouse visa for wife while we both live in Nigeria
I am a UK Citizen by birth who moved to Nigeria in the early eighties and would now like to relocate back to the UK with my kids (who have British Passports too) and my wife (who is Nigerian). Would I ...
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How can a non-EU citizen become a Danish citizen?
... And how difficult is it/how does it work? I am confused about how you could get a job for a work visa? What happens if your income comes from an independant/freelance career (e.g. like a ...
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Foreign wife of British citizen in Spain
I am a 79 year old British Citizen living permanently in Spain with my 58 year old Russian born wife who holds a Russian passport. We both hold an NIE number and have registered the Padron. We don´t ...
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Holding ILR and having a child with British citizenship, can I be British before 12 months
I have an indefinite leave to remain in UK since March 2016. I have children born in UK whom I will register as British citizens. If my children have British citizenship, can I apply for the British ...
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Am I a British citizen by descent?
My mother was born in Glasgow Scotland, I also have her birth certificate. My father born Burma but was a British citizen prior to migrating to Australia in 1951.
I was born in Australia in 1952. My ...
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UK Citizen working and living in Australia moving to America but continuing to work for Aus company
I am a British citizen and have been living in Australia for three years where I have been sponsored and have been on a 457 visa for the last two of those years. My partner is American and we are now ...
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Am I UK non-resident based on significant ties?
I am a UK and Brazilian citizen with a British and a Brazilian passport.
I have lived in Brazil since December 2013 and have not
returned to the UK since. In this time, I have worked in Brazil for ...
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German Private Health Insurance since 2004 NOW moving back to the UK
was based in germany and with german HUK COBURG private health care since 2004. Just back to the UK (april 2016) - having NEVER had cause to use it (lucky) BUT what are my options? I will have the ...
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EU - IDP License query!
I am an Australian citizen, my partner is a British citizen, and we want to drive from the U.K. into France and onwards to Berlin for a few days. My license is (obviously) Australian, but I am a U.K. ...
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Ex-pats in the Philippines and the 'Real Property Tax'
I've recently heard about the 'Real Property Tax' in the Philippines. It appears to be a tax based on value of owned 'real property' that goes to the local government. Unfortunately I can't really ...
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Moving from London To California, what are my options?
I currently live in London with my partner and our son, after my first trip to California in September, I am now desperate to move there. I approached a few immigration lawyers/attorneys for advice, ...
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Don't understand the Schengen area visa system, for staying Denmark? Not sure if I have overstayed?
I am a British citizen, have a British passport.
I don't know if I have overstayed in Denmark, very confused as I thought originally as a UK citizen I could stay there for as long as wanted unless I ...
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As a UK citizen, can I just turn up in Germany with my Colombian wife, get a job, then get residency for us both?
I am a UK citizen currently in Colombia, and will soon be married to a Colombian.
After getting married, we want to move to Germany. I seem to be reading a lot of conflicting information online about ...
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