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1. UKA 1.1. A person applying for entry clearance or permission to stay on the UK Ancestry route must apply online on the gov.uk website on the specified form as follows:
   1. (a) for entry clearance, form UK Ancestry, Right of Abode or Returning Residents visa; or
   2. (b) for permission to stay, form Application to extend stay in the UK: FLR(IR).

1. UKA 1.2. An application for entry clearance or permission to stay on the UK Ancestry route must meet all the following requirements:
   1. (a) any fee and Immigration Health Charge must have been paid; and
   2. (b) the applicant must have provided any required biometrics; and
   3. (c) the applicant must have provided a passport or other travel document which satisfactorily establishes their identity and nationality.

UKA 1.3. The applicant must be a Commonwealth citizen.

UKA 1.4. If applying for entry clearance, the applicant must be aged 17 or over on the date of their intended arrival in the UK.

UKA 1.5. An applicant who is in the UK on the date of application must have previously been granted permission on the UK Ancestry route as a person with UK Ancestry.

UKA 1.6. An application which does not meet all the validity requirements for the UK Ancestry route is invalid and may be rejected and not considered.

UKA 2.1. The applicant must not fall for refusal under Part 9: grounds for refusal.

1. UKA 2.2. If applying for permission to stay, the applicant must not be:
   1. (a) in breach of immigration laws, except that where paragraph 39E applies, that period of overstaying will be disregarded; or
   2. (b) on immigration bail.

Entry requirements for UK Ancestry

UKA 3.1. A person seeking to come to the UK on the UK Ancestry route must apply for and obtain entry clearance on the UK Ancestry route before they arrive in the UK.

UKA 3.2. A person applying for entry clearance on the UK Ancestry route must, if paragraph A39 and Appendix T of these rules apply, provide a valid medical certificate confirming that they have undergone screening for active pulmonary tuberculosis and that this tuberculosis is not present in them.

Grandparent born in the UK or Islands requirement

UKA 4.1. The applicant must have a grandparent born in the UK or Islands.

Financial requirement for UK Ancestry

UKA 5.1. The decision maker must be satisfied that the applicant can and will adequately maintain and accommodate themselves, and any dependants in the UK, or applying for entry clearance, without recourse to public funds.

UKA 5.2. Funds must be shown as specified in Appendix Finance.

UKA 5.3. In assessing whether the applicant meets the financial requirement in UKA 5.1, the decision maker may take into account credible promises of financial support from a third party, such as a relative or friend of the applicant.

Work requirement for UK Ancestry

UKA 6.1. The applicant must be able to work and intend to seek and take employment in the UK.

Parental consent requirement for UK Ancestry applicant aged under 18

1. UKA 7.1. If the applicant is aged under 18 on the date of application, they must have written consent from:
   1. (a) both parents; or
   2. (b) one parent, if that parent has sole legal responsibility for the applicant; or
   3. (c) the applicants legal guardian.

1. UKA 7.2. The written consent must confirm support for all of the following:
   1. (a) he application; and
   2. (b) the applicants living and care arrangements in the UK; and
   3. (c) if the application is for entry clearance, the applicants travel to, and reception arrangements in, the UK.

UKA 8.1. If the decision maker is satisfied that all the suitability and eligibility requirements are met for UK Ancestry, the application will be granted, otherwise the application will be refused.

UKA 8.2. If the application is refused the person can apply for an Administrative Review under Appendix AR: Administrative Review.

Period and conditions of grant on the UK Ancestry route

UKA 9.1. The applicant will be granted permission for 5 years.

1. UKA 9.2. The grant will be subject to all the following conditions:
   1. (a) no access
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