UK Ancestry Visa- Guidance, Application

Intime Immigration Solicitors are expert in Ancestry visa route.

As mentioned above, the Ancestry visa route is only open to Commonwealth nationals. Not all Commonwealth nationals qualify, though.

The applicant must:

• Be a Commonwealth national
• Be 17 years old or over
• Have at least one grandparent born in the UK or Islands; Ireland (if before 31 March 1922); or, in certain circumstances, on a British-registered ship or aircraft
• Be able to work and intend to seek employment or work in the UK; and
• Be able to “maintain and accommodate” himself or herself and any dependant in the UK, without recourse to public funds

Family Members:

Spouses, unmarried partners (who have cohabited for two years or more) and children of the main applicants are allowed to apply at the same time, or join the main applicant in the UK.