[denise myrick]

I am interested in going over to Western Europe to work for one year. I understand you need a European Visa to do this. My grandparents were from France and settled in Canada, where my mother was born. My mother came to the States at 18 and became a US citizen. Does having French grandparents qualify me for dual citizenship of France?

Thank you.
Denise

[Lowtax4eva]

For most European countries yes, contact the nearest french consulate and ask them though. I looked into this for England and yes having a grandparent born there allows you to apply.

[PoliticallyCorrect]

It is not generally possible to claim British citizenship through a grandparent, only through a parent. Take a look here
ttp://www.britishhighcommission.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1109171564665

[Lowtax4eva]

This must be a recent change because I applied in Feb 2007 (before I knew all the detials) based on this information below which still appears on ukvisas.gov.uk:

Do I qualify for UK Ancestry?
You will qualify if you can show that:

You are a Commonwealth citizen
You are aged 17 or over
You have a grandparent who was born in the UK, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man (see note below)
You have a grandparent who was born in what is now the Republic of Ireland before 31 March 1922 (see note below)
You are able to work and intend to do so in the UK, and
You can support yourself and any dependants without needing any help from public funds.

Note: if you or your parent (who you are claiming ancestry through) are adopted, you can still apply for entry to the UK under this category. You must show evidence of the legal adoption with your application form.

UK Ancestry (INF 9) UKvisas

In any case every other website I try now says it has to be the parent, not grandparents so they must have changed the law.

[PoliticallyCorrect]

Sorry to hijack the thread! The UK Ancestry scheme is for visas not citizenship

[Lowtax4eva]

Of course, it's for a 5 year visa. After which you can apply for permanent residence, once you're a permanent resident you don't have to leave the UK and can then apply for citizenship. It then takes another 6 years and during those 6 years you can spend more than 450 days outside the UK.

In the end it is a long road to travel but if someone wants to move to the UK permanently based on the info above it is possible, unless as I said the laws have changed. I spent a lot of time researching but in the end I found out my grandfather was actually not born in the UK, he was born soon after his parents arrived in Canada and thus I wasn't eligible.

What happens after five years?
After five years, you will be able to apply for permanent residence in the UK as long as:

You continue to meet the requirements of the Immigration Rules for United Kingdom Ancestry, and
You have spent five years in employment in the UK in this way, without any long periods spent living outside the UK.

You can get more information about applying for permanent residence from the Borders and Immigration Agency. Their contact details are under 'More advice and information' at the end of this guidance. The Border and Immigration Agency will charge a non-refundable fee for an application to remain indefinitely in the UK.

[myaai]

Hi
There V-1 VISA are available to treaty trader ,while E-2 visa are available to treaty investors. Both categories reguire that the United State maintain treaties of commerce and nanavigation with the foreign country, allowing for trade and/ or investment in the United States . Aliens applying for either type of " E" visa must have the same citizenship of the country that maintains the treaty with the united States. The fellowed by one asterisk (*) have treaty provisions ,allowing only for insuara of E-1 visa. Countries fellowed by two asterisks (**) have treaty investor provisions, allowing only for E-2 visa .Countries with no asterisk (s) maintain both treaty trader and treaty investor provisions,and issue both types of visas