United Kingdom - Passport & Nationality - British Citizenship (Swaziland - Married to British man)

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A woman has a potential claim to British nationality where she (or her father) was born in Swaziland before its independence on 5 September 1968. Upon independence, she retains her British status on account of having the Right of Abode through her marriage to a British husband. The criteria of this solution are:

SCENARIO 1

 - the candidate was born in Swaziland before 1949; AND

 - the candidate's father was born in a former British Crown Dominion or British Colony.

SCENARIO 2

 - the candidate was born in Swaziland after 1 January 1949;

 - the candidate's father was born in a former British Protected State, British Protectorate, Trust or Mandated Territory; AND

 - the candidate's paternal grandfather was born in a former British Crown Dominion or British Colony.

SCENARIO 3

 - the candidate was born outside of Swaziland after 1 Januray 1949;

 - the candidate's father was born in Swaziland; AND

 - the candidate's paternal grandfather was born in a former British Crown Dominion or post 1949 British Colony.

SCENARIO 4

 - the candidate was born in Swaziland after 1 January 1949;

 - the candidate's father was born in a former British Crown Dominion or British Colony; AND

 - the candidate's paternal grandfather was born in a post 1949 British Colony.

In all cases, the candidate must have married a British man before 5 September 1968.