New UK citizenship laws – what South Africans need to know

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Key changes to citizenship laws make it easier for South Africans to get a UK passport.

Recent UK nationality law changes have now made it easier for some South Africans to claim British citizenship through UK-born grandparents.

Treated children of couples where the mother was married to someone other than the child’s biological father the same as children of couples where the mother was married to the natural father However, this route was not extended by the judgement or the Home Office to those with UK-born grandmothers. There is an argument to be made that this is a case of legislative unfairness, and those born in a foreign country before 1 January 1988 to UK-born grandmothers should be able to register for British citizenship under Section 4L.

In 2006, the law changed to allow children born out of wedlock to inherit citizenship from their biological fathers. However, children born prior to that date were not included and had to makeIn 2016, the UK added a set of limiting new provisions for certain classes of illegitimate children to be able to register as British citizens.

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