UK Ancestry Options
If you are 17 or over and have a grandparent born in the UK or the Republic of Ireland prior to 31/3/1922 you may be eligible for a UK Ancestry Entry Certificate.
This visa allows you to stay for up to five years and you must intend to seek or take employment during this time.
You must be able to support yourself and any dependants adequately without recourse to public funds.
After five years you will be eligible to apply for permanent residency provided you continue to meet the requirements of the Rules for UK ancestry and you have spent a continuous period of four years in employment in the UK in this capacity.
Certificate of Entitlement to Right of Abode
You may be eligible for this Certificate if you are a Commonwealth citizen born before 1983 with a UK-born mother. Applicants born after 1983 are eligible for a British passport, as are those legitimately born to a UK-born father.
The certificate of entitlement allows you to live and work in the UK without restrictions and to enter and leave the UK free of immigration control.
Note that as South Africa was not part of the Commonwealth immediately before 1 January 1983, South African citizens are excluded from applying for a certificate of entitlement.
To make an application for a certificate of entitlement to right of abode, download the application forms and full guidance notes from the British High Commission websites.
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