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This caters for applicants (in South Africa) that were born in the United Kingdom. This page also serves to clarify the benefits of being born in the UK versus having a parent (or grandparent) that was born in the UK.

Source: SAMI, 02/04/2020

Applicant Born in UK

Eligibility for British Nationality

Weâ€™ve all heard the statement â€œjust because you were born in a garage does not make you a carâ€. The same can apply with British nationality.

Being born in the UK does not mean that applicants are a British national. British nationality is not automatically granted to applicants (effective 1983).

This serves to protect the British public from foreigners wanting to flood in and give birth in the UK (for nationality benefits).

The ruling applicable now is straight forward, to claim British nationality through their place of birth, applicants have to demonstrate their biological parent(s) status in the UK.

Simply put, if an applicant was born in the UK and they are able to evidence that their parent has held permanent resident status (or British nationality), they have the claim to British nationality.

Being born in the UK to parents that only held entry clearance or extended visas (and not permanent resident status) does not qualify.

Please note though, once the applicant earns permanent resident status (even after the applicants birth), the applicant qualifies. The key is that applicants have to evidence that their parent(s) have been awarded permanent resident status (minimum requirement).

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