UK Ancestry visa

Our highly experienced immigration solicitors can assist you with your UK Ancestry visa application, if you are able to prove that one of your grandparents was born in the UK and you are able & planning to work in the UK. You can apply for a UK Ancestry visa if you are a Commonwealth citizen and applying from outside the UK.

What are the requirements for a UK Ancestry visa?

You must prove that you:

• are 17 or over
• have enough money without help from public funds to support and house yourself and any dependants
• can and plan to work in the UK

Your ancestry

You must also show that you have a grandparent born in one of the following circumstances:

• in the UK, including the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man
• before 31 March 1922 in what is now Ireland
• on a British-registered ship or aircraft

You can claim ancestry if either you or the relevant parent:

• were adopted
• were born within or outside marriage in the UK