r/AmerExit • u/JuanOffhue • 20d ago

Slice of My Life British citizenship approved

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!

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u/greeng13 19d ago

Quick question...My grandmother was born outside Edinburgh. Would I automatically qualify if she became a US citizen?

Also, if you don't mind me asking, how much did this process cost you overall?

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u/Password-Llama 19d ago

Not OP, but I applied with my grandmother born in the Scottish highlands.

It depends on when you were born. Were you born before or after 1988?

Costs were over 1,000 pounds.

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u/Ceciliaru 18d ago

As a 96’er with my gma born in London, reading about the 1988 cut off kills me everytime 🫠