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I am currently a New Zealand citizen and passport holder living in Melbourne Australia and my aim is to get over to England to work for a period of time, and to obtain an English passport would be ideal. I have a mother born in England with an English passport but i am not sure if that entitles me to an English Passport, as i know of the old rule that existed that it had to be your ...

An English Passport does not exist, however, British passports do exist... ...try reviewing the requirements of Ancenstry Visas - you may qualify

Chess wrote: An English Passport does not exist, however, British passports do exist... ...try reviewing the requirements of Ancenstry Visas - you may qualify Sorry about the english passport thing My Great Grandfather on my fathers side was British (even knighted) but then that side of the family moved to S.A And my mothers side are ...

I don't think that ancestry visas are the way to go here. You say that your mother was born in Britain and has a British passport. It therefore sounds like she is able to pass British citizenship on to her children, even if those children were born outside the UK. Do you know, after you were born, in New Zealand(?), did your mother contact the local British Embassy and get a ...

Jack you are right. Unless you were born in January 1983 or later you cannot automatically get British Citizenship from your mother. Otherwise you probably would have a passport already. If you were born before 1983, your best route is the ancestry visa, which you should easily get through your mother's parents. You can freely work under this 4-year visa and at the end apply for ILR....

Sorry Joseph, don't agree .... I think that instead of "Unless you were born in January 1983 or later you cannot automatically get British Citizenship from your mother" it would be more correct to say "Unless you were born on 8 February 1961 or later you cannot automatically get British Citizenship from your mother". That is, unless the OP is now over 44 years of age, on the facts ...

I am not an expert, but maybe you have the Right of Abode? http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/ind/en/home/apply ing/right_of_abode.html

Good catch John! It's always great to learn a new nuance of the law--thanks for that. If Jack was born after early 1961 (not all of us are!) he does have the right to be registered if he can submit the necessary documents. Note however that the citizenship is not "automatic" for people in that 1961-1983 category; it has to applied for which is slightly more difficult and time consuming than ...