Hello Im Eu Citizen My Parents Became British Citizens, Naturalisation, Few Years Ago, Keeping Their

Hello! I'm an EU citizen. My parents became British citizens, by naturalisation, few years ago, keeping their EU citizenship. At that time, I was already over 18 years old. Since I am not living with them, in the UK (I only visited them several times), what possibility do I have to get British citizenship? Is it possible to get it by descent, or do I have to follow the naturalisation procedure (move to the UK and live there more than 5 years) without the option to skip some stages?

Hello! I'm an EU citizen. My parents became British citizens, by naturalisation, few years ago, keeping their EU citizenship. At that time, I was already over 18 years old. Since I am not living with them, in the UK (I only visited them several times), what possibility do I have to get British citizenship? Is it possible to get it by descent, or do I have to follow the naturalisation procedure (move to the UK and live there more than 5 years) without the option to skip some stages?

Public Answer

Hi, thank you for your enquiry. Unfortunately, it does not appear that you have an automatic entitlement to British Citizenship. In order to be British by descent, one of your parents should have been British at the time of your birth. Based on the information that you have provided, it seems that you would need to go through the usual naturalisation procedure. You may find it useful to book a consultation with one of our caseworkers or solicitors to explore any other options you may have with respect to citizenship or to outline what will be required in order to eventually naturalise in the UK. Please give us a call on 020 3959 9123 to book an appointment.

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