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Old Aug 12, 2006, 8:30 am
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Originally Posted by MapleLeaf
If you have a grandparent that was born in the UK, you have a right of residency. Live there for 5 years (and work) under that right, you now become eligible for a British passport IF you chose to take out British Citizenship.
can you please tell me what "right of residency " means in the real world ...
and how would you sign up for it ?

My grandmother was born in England in the 1890s ,

Not that I am planning on moving to the UK, but its nice to have options

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