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A person could qualify for Belgian citizenship as follows:

1. Born before 1 January 1967

 - the legitimate child of a father who was a Belgian citizen; OR

 - a person born outside wedlock who was acknowledged by one's mother who is a Belgian citizen.

2. Born between 1 January 1967 and 31 December 1984

- birth in Belgium to a Belgian citizen OR;

- birth outside Belgium where the person is the legitimate child of a father who is a Belgian citizen OR;

 - birth outside Belgium to a mother who is a Belgian citizen and who was born in Belgium or in Belgian Congo before 30 June 1960 or in Rwanda or Burundi before 1 July 1962.

3. After 1 January 1985

 - birth in Belgium to a Belgian citizen OR;

 - born abroad AND:

the Belgian parent was born in Belgium or in Belgian Congo before 30 June 1960 or in Rwanda or Burundi before 1 July 1962 OR;
the Belgian parent was born abroad and makes a declaration, within a period of five years following the child's birth, requesting that he be granted Belgian nationality.

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WhatPassport.com is a specialist UK Nationality and British Citizenship site offering an online search and assessment. Claims to hold a British Passport can be complex and the site offers a quick, simple search to give you the answers. While many people qualify for the UK Ancestry Visa based on holding a Commonwealth passport with a UK born grandmother or grandfather, we have found that if you have a grandparent born in the UK, or if your mother is British or your father is British, then there are several scenarios where you can claim British Nationality and the right to hold a British Passport. This stems from Britain’s collection of British Colonies, British Protectorates and British Protected States in the middle of last century and the Nationality rules concerning what are now the countries of the Commonwealth.

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