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An adoption that takes place before 01.01.1983 in a country that is accepted by the UK can lead to a claim to the Right of Abode if:

 - the child was a Commonwealth citizen on 01.01.1983 (this citizenship can come from birth, descent or marriage); AND

 - an adoptive parent (a father or mother) was born in the UK.

 

The Right of Abode is often described as the "next best thing to a British passport". It is a form of Permenant Residency in the UK, is stamped in your passport and can never be taken away.

Where the adopted child is over the age of 17 and holds a Commonwealth passport, it is still possible to obtain a UK Ancestry Visa if an adoptive grandparent (i.e. a parent of one of the adoptive parents) was born in the UK.

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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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