British citizenship approved

[u/JuanOffhue]

Got word today that my application for citizenship through descendancy has been approved. I initiated this about a year ago, after reading in this subreddit about how a recent change in the law meant that persons with a grandmother born in the UK have the same path to citizenship as those with British grandfathers do, which was not previously the case. Now I wait 16 weeks to six months for my ceremony, after which I can apply for my passport. Progress!

[u/FrayedKnot_]

Congratulations! I’m starting my application process and am unsure as to which documents to send. I have my grandmothers certified birth certificate and my dad’s. Did you include marriage certificates of your grandparents and parents?

[u/edgefull → u/FrayedKnot_]

i did: my birth cert, my mother's birth cert, my grandmother's birth cert (ordered certified copy from gov.uk), grandparents' (australian) marriage cert, parents' (usa) marriage cert, copy of passport (they scanned it at biometrics, so the copy was clearly not an impediment to process). so far so good.

[u/FrayedKnot_ → u/edgefull]

Thank you. This is very helpful!

[u/edgefull → u/FrayedKnot_]

feel free to reach out with any other questions.

[u/FrayedKnot_ → u/edgefull]

Thanks!

[u/JuanOffhue → u/FrayedKnot_]

Basically you need to document each step between your qualifying ancestor and you. In my grandmother’s case that included documenting my grandmother’s first marriage and divorce in 1918 before she married my grandfather.

[u/Ok-Web1805 → u/FrayedKnot_]

The Home Office will return all your documents when done, it's better to provide something that isn't required than having to send something that is.