RoA is usually gained by the status of your parent(s) or because you are/were married to a person that has RoA.
RoA based on your Parent(s)
To meet this guideline you need to have met one of the following:
- one of your parents was born in the UK and a citizen of the UK and colonies when you were born or adopted or
- you were a Commonwealth citizen on 31 December 1982 or
- you did not stop being a Commonwealth citizen (even temporarily) at any point after 31 December 1982.
RoA based on your MarriageTo apply under this rule, if you are female Commonwealth citizen, you must have been married to your partner before 1 January 1983 and not stopped being Commonwealth citizen at any point after 31 December 1982 even temporarily.
Note: If the person you were married to has another living partner or widow, you are very unlikely to qualify for your RoA unless one of the following applies to you:
- If the living wife or widow is in the UK, or has been in the UK at any time since the marriage (unless they entered the country illegally, came as a visitor or only have temporary permission to stay);
- she has a certificate of entitlement to RoA or permission to enter the UK because of their marriage.
If the two above rules applies to you,
you might still have an entitlement to RoA if these apply:- you were married and you entered the UK before 1 August 1988, even if your husband has other wives in the UK;
- you have been in the UK since your marriage and at that time you were your husband’s only wife to have legally entered the UK or been given permission to do so.