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After 1948 and prior to 1983, British Citizenship could be passed two generations by Descent from a UK-born grandfather where a father was born in a British Protectorate. The Transvaal (now part of South Africa) was such a territory in the period between 1881 and 31.08.1900.

This particular solution arises where the parent was born in the British Protectorate:

 - the applicant was born between 01.01.1949 and 31.12.1982;

 - the applicant's father was born in the Transvaal during the period when it was a British Protectorate; AND

 - the applicant's paternal grandfather was born in the UK.

Because the claim comes from the paternal grandfather, the applicant is British by operation of law (i.e. automatically British), as long as the relevant family members were born legitimately.

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WhatPassport.com is a specialist UK Nationality and British Citizenship site offering an online search and assessment. Claims to hold a British Passport can be complex and the site offers a quick, simple search to give you the answers. While many people qualify for the UK Ancestry Visa based on holding a Commonwealth passport with a UK born grandmother or grandfather, we have found that if you have a grandparent born in the UK, or if your mother is British or your father is British, then there are several scenarios where you can claim British Nationality and the right to hold a British Passport. This stems from Britain’s collection of British Colonies, British Protectorates and British Protected States in the middle of last century and the Nationality rules concerning what are now the countries of the Commonwealth.

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