UK Ancestry Visa

The UK Ancestry visa service (also known as a British Ancestry visa) is a kind of UK visa that is used by a Commonwealth citizen in migrating to the UK with the freedom to work and live in Britain. This facility is given on the basis of their ancestral ties that lived in the United Kingdom.

Benefits

• No points based skills assessment is needed.
• The applicants need not have a job offer or invest in the UK for getting a Visa.
• No need of a work permit.
• This visa can be used as a route for settling in the UK.

Duration

• This type of family based history visa is primarily granted for five years.
• After this, applicants can apply for an Indefinite Leave to Remain in the UK (ILR).

Eligibility Criteria

Age

Candidates need to aged 17 years or over.

Citizenship

• Applicants should be holding Commonwealth citizens.

Ancestry

• Candidates need to have a grandparent who was born in Channel Islands, the United Kingdom, or the Isle of Man.
• Candidates who were adopted needs to show proof of their adoption.

Documentary Evidence

• Birth certificate
• Marriage certificate (if applicable)
• Complete certificates of your grandparent and parents
• Marriage certificate of your grandparent and parents

Employment

Candidates coming to the UK under this visa need to accommodate and support themselves, without the use of any public funds.

Relationships

Dependent and spouse immigration are supported under this permanent immigration route.