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UK Ancestry Visa - GOV
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1.Overview
YoucanapplyforaUKAncestryvisaifyou:
areaCommonwealthcitizen
areapplyingfromoutsidetheUK
areabletoprovethatoneofyourgrandparentswasbornintheUK
areableandplanningtoworkintheUK
meettheothereligibilityrequirements
Howlongitwilltake
Youneedtoapplyatleast3monthsbeforeyouwanttocometotheUK.
Youshouldgetadecisiononyourvisawithin3weeks.
Youcanchecktheguideprocessingtimestofindouthowlonggettingavisamighttakeinyourcountry.
Fees
YourUKAncestryvisawillcost324.
Youmayalsohavetopaythehealthcaresurchargeaspartofyourapplication.Checkhowmuchyoullhavetopaybeforeyou
apply.
Howlongyoucanstay
YoucanstayintheUKfor5yearsonthisvisa.
Youcanapplytoextendyourvisa.
YoucanalsoapplytosettleintheUKpermanently.
Whatyoucanandcantdo
Youcan:
work
study
bringfamilymembers
Youcant:
change(switch)intothisvisaifyourealreadyintheUKonanothervisa
getpublicfunds
2.Eligibility
Youmustprovethatyou:
are17orover
haveenoughmoneywithouthelpfrompublicfundstosupportandhouseyourselfandanydependants
canandplantoworkintheUK
Yourancestry
Youmustalsoshowthatyouhaveagrandparentbornin1ofthefollowingcircumstances:
intheUK,includingtheChannelIslandsandtheIsleofMan
before31March1922inwhatisnowtheRepublicofIreland
onaBritishregisteredshiporaircraft
Youcanclaimancestryifeitheryouortherelevantparent:
wereadopted
werebornwithinoroutsidemarriageintheUK
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YoucantclaimUKancestrythroughstepparents.
3.Documentsyoumustprovide
Whenyouapplyyoullneedtoprovide:
acurrentpassportorothervalidtravelidentification
apassportsizecolourphotograph
bankstatementstoshowyouveenoughmoneytosupportyourself
yourtuberculosistestresultsifyourefromacountrywhereyouhavetotakethetest
Youllneedtohaveablankpageinyourpassportonwhichtoputthevisa.
Ancestrydocuments
Youllalsoneedtoprovide:
yourfullbirthcertificate
yourmarriagecertificateorcivilpartnershipregistrationdocumentifyourhusband,wifeorcivilpartnerwantstojoin
you
thefullbirthcertificatesoftheparentandgrandparentyourancestryclaimisbasedon
marriagecertificatesforyourparentsandgrandparentsandlegaladoptionpapersifyouoryourparentsareadopted
Readtheguideforafulllistofdocumentsyoucanprovide.
Youmayneedtoprovideadditionaldocumentsdependingonyourcircumstances.
4.Apply
ApplyoutsidetheUK
YoumustapplyonlineforaUKAncestryvisa.
Youllneedtohaveyourfingerprintsandphotograph(knownasbiometricinformation)takenatavisaapplicationcentreaspart
ofyourapplication.
Youmayalsohavetopaythehealthcaresurchargeaspartofyourapplication.Checkhowmuchyoullhavetopaybeforeyou
apply.
Youmaybeabletogetyourvisafasterorotherservicesdependingonwhatcountryyoureincheckwithyourvisaapplication
centre.
NorthKorea
YoucantapplyonlineifyourelivinginNorthKorea.
ToapplyfromNorthKoreayoumust:
downloadtheapplicationformandformguidance
readtheinstructionsforNorthKoreaonhowtoapply
ApplyintheUK
YoucanonlyextendthisvisaifyourealreadyintheUK.
5.Extendyourvisa
Youshouldincludeanydependantswhoareonyourcurrentvisaonyourapplicationtoextendincludingchildrenwhohave
turned18duringyourstay.
Youshouldapplybeforeyourcurrentvisaexpires.
Eligibility
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YoucanalsoapplytosettleintheUKpermanentlyifyouvelivedintheUKfor5yearsonthisvisa.
Howlongyoucanstay
Youcanextendyourvisaforafurther5years.
Fees
Youpay:
649ifyouapplytoextendyourvisabypost
1,049ifyouapplyinpersonusingthepremiumservice
Youllalsohavetopaythehealthcaresurchargeaspartofyourapplication.Checkhowmuchyoullhavetopaybeforeyouapply.
Forexample:
Whoyoureapplyingfor Applybypost Applyinperson
You
649
1,049
Alldependants
649
1,049
Howtoextendyourvisa
Youshouldreadthefullguidancebeforefillingintheform.
WithintheUKyoucan:
downloadtheformandapplybyposttheaddressisontheform
downloadtheformandusethepremiumserviceatapremiumservicecentre
Youllneedtogetabiometricresidencepermitaspartofyourapplication.
Howlongittakes
Adecisionwillbemade:
within8weeksforpostalapplications
usuallyonthesamedayifyouusethepremiumservice
Youllbecontactedifyourapplicationiscomplexandwilltakelonger,eg:
ifyoursupportingdocumentsneedtobeverified
ifyouneedtoattendaninterview
becauseofyourpersonalcircumstances(egifyouhaveacriminalconviction)
OnceyouveappliedyoucanstayintheUKuntilyouvebeengivenadecision,aslongasyouappliedbeforeyourlast
visaexpired.
6.Familymembers
Yourfamilymembers(dependants)mustapplytojoinorremainwithyouintheUKiftheyrefromoutsidetheEuropean
EconomicArea(EEA)orSwitzerland.
Adependantisanyofthefollowing:
yourpartner
yourchildunder18
yourchildover18iftheyrecurrentlyintheUKasadependant
Theymayalsohavetopaythehealthcaresurchargeaspartoftheirapplication.Checkhowmuchtheyllhavetopaybeforethey
apply.
DependantsapplyingoutsidetheUK
Yourfamilymembersmustapplyonline.
Theyllneedtohavetheirfingerprintsandphotograph(knownasbiometricinformation)takenatavisaapplicationcentreaspart
oftheirapplication.
Theymaybeabletogettheirvisafasterorotherservicesdependingonwhatcountrytheyreincheckwiththevisaapplication
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centre.
NorthKorea
YourfamilymemberscantapplyonlineiftheyrefromNorthKorea.
ToapplyfromNorthKoreatheymust:
downloadtheformandformguidance
readtheinstructionsonhowtoapply
DependantsapplyingintheUK
YourdependantscanapplytoextendorswitchtheirvisastostaywithyouiftheyrealreadyintheUK.Theyshouldapplyusing
thedependantapplicationform.
Itsbesttosendyourdependantsapplicationatthesametimeasyoursbuttheycanapplyatalaterdate.
MembersofyourfamilycantapplyintheUKasyourdependantiftheyholdavisitorvisa.
ChildrenbornwhileyoureintheUK
IfyouhavechildrenwhileyoureintheUK,youcanapplyforpermissionforthemtostay.
YoumustdothisifyouwanttotravelinandoutoftheUKwithyourchild.
CompletetheapplicationformandsendafullUKbirthcertificateshowingthenamesofbothofyourchildsparents.
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