How to get British Nationality ??

[geeza2012]

My friend would like to make her British nationality to*become a British citizen.

 

I.e she needs to change

Her passport for a British passport *What's the process please ?

[freakyleaky]

Hi Geeza.

Is your friend already a British Citizen?

[Bang!]

My friend would like to make her British nationality to*become a British citizen.

 

I.e she needs to change

Her passport for a British passport *What's the process please ?

 

You have left too many variables indeterminable. Can you be more specific please?

[freakyleaky]

Have a look here. This will give you all the details you need re passports and also information on becoming a British Citizen.

 

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport/Passports/index.htm

[citizenB]

Thread moved to correct forum as requested

[freakyleaky]

Thread moved to correct forum as requested

 

Thank you kind lady!

[citizenB]

[geeza2012]

Hi Geeza.

Is your friend already a British Citizen?

 

No but she been here 10years and has indefinite stay 8 years ago.

[geeza2012]

You have left too many variables indeterminable. Can you be more specific please?

 

Been in uk 10 years got her indefinite stay 8years ago now just wants to apply British citizen.

[geeza2012]

Have a look here. This will give you all the details you need re passports and also information on becoming a British Citizen.

 

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport/Passports/index.htm

 

Thank you will look at it now

[freakyleaky]

Did you find what you were looking for Geeza?

[MARTIN3030]

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/britishcitizenship/

[frank fist]

Was this resolved ?

[Surfer01]

I am in a similar situation. I am a South African and have been here 20 years with indefinite leave to stay, my father is British, my grandfather British and all his ancestors British. The wife is British also, however due to a disability, I have been on benefits for the past two years and at the moment I am on Pension credit with another 2 years to go before I am 65. I cannot afford the £800 they want to process the application so I guess I will just have to remain a South African living here. If they don't like the benefits issue they can reject the application and I lose £800!

[MARTIN3030]

Yes exactly.You should have done this long ago.

Although if you have been here for 20 years on ILR,then there has prob not been much need for you to go for BC or you would have done it.

I know many who are the same,some of them Eastern Europeans who are not bothered about the passport.

The main problems come when travelling through Europe and the need for visas.

For example if you are Russian and take a flight that goes via Prague.

Me and my ex was faced with this prob when there was a cancellation by Czech air on route to Moscow.

Czech air arranged to put everyone up in an hotel 5km from the airport.

Immigration at the airport in Prague would not let her out as she had no visa.

 

A Brit passport obv does not see these problems.

 

But I blame Governments for the problems of the 1000s who were given toursist visas for 6 month stays when they were only visiting the UK for 2 weeks.

 

No wonder so many were allowed to disappear to London and other cities with a 5 and half month head start before anyone even bothered to ask why they had not left the UK.

[Surfer01]

When I was in the services overseas in a British colony we had to swear allegiance to the queen, but having British ancestors, having doen service for the queen etc does nto count. What does count is the £800 you have to pay for the application to be processed. My cousin recently became an American citizen and it cost him about $300!