Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support people with a family history that is (a) unclear and (b) unknown to verify their UK citizenship.
UK Visas and Citizenship have two application types which allow those with unclear/unknown family histories to obtain definite evidence of their status.
These are:
A ‘Status letter’ application, made on Form NS – for those who believe they may have a claim to British nationality but who do not have the normal evidence required to prove this. The Form and Guidance are on the GOV.UK website here:
An application for a ‘No Time Limit’ card, made on Form NTL – which can be used by those who entered the UK before 1 January 1973 and have no evidence of settled status. The Form and Guidance are here: