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This British nationality solution relies on a UK-born maternal great grandfather. Solutions rarely pass even two generations, so this is one of only a handful of such potential registrations that occur by Triple Descent, where nationality can be passed down three generations. It arises in this rare set of circumstances:

  • Candidate born between 1 January 1949 and 31 December 1982;
  • The mother born in a former British Colony;
  • The mother's father born outside of the UK;
  • The mother's paternal grandfather born in the UK; AND
  • The candidate's maternal grandmother born in the UK.

Because the claim comes down the maternal line (i.e. through the mother's birth in one of these territories), then the candidate has to register first as a British citizen.

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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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