08-05-2006, 10:52 AM
lols Wrote:Unfortunatly John when we looked into it and spoke to the British High Commisson in SA a few years ago they said it would not be possible. She did show them her "British Passport". Do you know what this process is and would it be worth while looking into it! I do know that she could go down the ancestral route but there are complications and age unfortunatly is against her.
PM me with some info.
Date and place of her parents births and their nationality status at the time of your mothers birth.
Date and place of your Mothers birth. (I will keep it a secret
)The exact description in Mothers passport of her status.
(i.e. British protected subject, British Overseas Citizen, etc.)
What is her current nationality?
For instance, if your Mom held a British passport prior to the 1982 Nationality Act and one of her grandparents was born in the UK, she will have acquired partiality along with right of abode. In that situation, at midnight when the 1982 act came into force, her nationality would have been upgraded to British citizen. However it is impossible to be sure without the facts.
Remember that I am only a law student and have no legal qualifications. I will also comment that I have heard that the JHB consul is not the most helpful and one would not expect a consul to be able to advice on a non straightforward situation. Did they refer your moms enquiry to the London Home Office?