Ancestry visa
If you are a Commonwealth citizen with a UK-born grandparent you may be entitled to apply for an Ancestry Visa.
An ancestry visa allows the applicant to work in the UK in employment or self-employment without restriction. After five years on an Ancestry Visa the applicant may be able to apply for indefinite leave to remain.
The requirements for a UK Ancestry are that:
- the applicant is a Commonwealth citizen
- is aged 17 or over
- has a grandparent born in the UK, Channel Islands, or Isle of Man (or Republic of Ireland before 31 March 1922*)
- intends to work in the UK
- has adequate funds to support themself without state benefits
- has adequate and suitable accommodation
* If one of your grandparents was born in Ireland you may also be entitled to apply for an Irish passport.
