This blog appears to recieve a good ammount of visitors. How do you promote it? It offers a nice unique twist on things. I guess having something useful or substantial to say is the most important thing.
Having just been through the process, I can confirm all of the above. Just one little word of warning though although you no longer need to travel with a letter giving you permission to hold dual nationality, you DO have to get permission from the SA government before you apply for your foreign passport, otherwise you stand to lose your SA citizenship. The process is:- write to the UK Home Office to get a letter saying that you have not yet acquired citizenship there- your letter along with 2 forms (one to prove you have not lost your SA citizenship by living abroad and one to apply for permission to retain citizenship despite another passport) then gets taken to the SA consulate, a fee is paid & a few days later you get a letter saying you are still an SA citizen and you can go ahead and get dual nationality if you want.- THEN you apply for British citizenship providing you have been over here for long enough legally etc etc have to write a completely ridiculous Britishness test, then attend a ceremony and swear allegiance to the queen I kid you not- and THEN you can apply for a UK passport.
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This blog appears to recieve a good ammount of visitors. How do you promote it? It offers a nice unique twist on things. I guess having something useful or substantial to say is the most important thing.
Posted by: Denver Gidley | 2010.12.13 17:42
Date: 2010.12.13 17:42
Oooh, you're such an inspiration. I love this blog!
Posted by: Nicole Scherzinger | 2011.01.01 05:55
Date: 2011.01.01 05:55
Having just been through the process, I can confirm all of the above. Just one little word of warning though although you no longer need to travel with a letter giving you permission to hold dual nationality, you DO have to get permission from the SA government before you apply for your foreign passport, otherwise you stand to lose your SA citizenship. The process is:- write to the UK Home Office to get a letter saying that you have not yet acquired citizenship there- your letter along with 2 forms (one to prove you have not lost your SA citizenship by living abroad and one to apply for permission to retain citizenship despite another passport) then gets taken to the SA consulate, a fee is paid & a few days later you get a letter saying you are still an SA citizen and you can go ahead and get dual nationality if you want.- THEN you apply for British citizenship providing you have been over here for long enough legally etc etc have to write a completely ridiculous Britishness test, then attend a ceremony and swear allegiance to the queen I kid you not- and THEN you can apply for a UK passport.
Posted by: Roof Repair | 2011.01.04 14:51
Date: 2011.01.04 14:51