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Is this something you have been thinking about for some time or did the election, and not being able to vote in it, bring it to the forefront again?

I've been thinking about it for a good couple of years now and it's on my list of things to get done but it's frustrating not being able to vote and especially not being a part of any EU referendum.
 
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If I remember right you can get it by proof of residence in the uk for x amount of years.

No need to prove mothers nationality! Just checking now! ;)

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Try this

https://www.gov.uk/eea-registration-certificate

Not sure how that would help. I can't apply on behalf of my mum. Thanks for trying though.

Make an appointment with the CAB!

I'd have thought they were all over this kind of thing...and for free!

I've tried them before and for most things they're fine but this is quite specialist.
 
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I take it you've crawled all over this site for information ?

There's likely not a polite way of asking this, but you make no mention of your father's status ?

Irrelevant under 1981 BNA act! It was under BNA 1948 and 58 I think after that it was scrapped.

OP falls under BNA 1981 and I know he has right to full UK PPT and voting rights.

You will have to go for an interview with a PP officer with as much documentation you can provide. They will guide you in the right direction at a much smaller cost. ;)

Quick edit as am jogging memory!

Your mum falls under Immigration Act 1971 and you fall under the BNA Act 1981 if you born after 01/01/81 ! Its confusing I know but no need to pay mega bucks! ;)
 
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You will have to go for an interview with a PP officer with as much documentation you can provide. They will guide you in the right direction at a much smaller cost. ;)

I have the grand total of zero documentation. What sort of docs would the passport office accept bearing in mind that passport records could be difficult to obtain?

How do I get in contact with the Passport Office to get advice?
 
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Burnsy you can go direct to a barrister for advice and most times it will be cheaper than a solicitor.

Solicitors regularly charge over £1000 for standard appeal hearings at the IAC but I will send some of my barristers to Tribunal for less than £500.
 
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I have the grand total of zero documentation. What sort of docs would the passport office accept bearing in mind that passport records could be difficult to obtain?

How do I get in contact with the Passport Office to get advice?

Why not get a birth certificate? Surely that is the important thing, you're born here ergo you're british ergo you provide birth certificate as documentation...
 
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Not true. When he was born, the rules are he had to be born to a Brit, or they had to be permanently resident here or whatever the correct phrase was. Just being born here wouldn't make him British.

The term is "settled". That, amongst other things, is what I need legal advice to understand the implications of.
 
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