United Kingdom
UK immigration and British nationality. Start with the correct route.
LexMigrate assists with UK visas, settlement, sponsor matters, British citizenship, first British passports and complex nationality cases.
British parent or grandparent?
Before you assume you need a visa, check whether nationality may be relevant.
British nationality can depend on dates, generations and how status passed through the family. Start with the free British Roots Quick Check if you are not sure whether your family history is worth investigating.
Check My British Roots — FreeLow-cost next step
British Nationality Results Checker
Go further with a structured nationality screening result before deciding whether you need a full legal assessment.
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Visa, settlement and sponsorship services
We assess the route, evidence and timing before submission and assist with applications from preparation through to decision.
Skilled Worker & Sponsorship
Skilled Worker applications, dependants, extensions, sponsor licences and Certificates of Sponsorship.
Family Migration
Partner, spouse, fiancé, dependant and family routes, including cases involving the financial requirement or exceptional circumstances.
Settlement & UK Ancestry
Indefinite Leave to Remain, spouse settlement and the five-year UK Ancestry route. Read the UK Ancestry Visa guide.
Visitor Visas
Standard Visitor applications, previous refusals and evidence strategy. Visitor Visa guide · Money & bank statements.
British nationality
Do you need citizenship — or are you already British?
A British passport does not create British citizenship. The first task is to identify the nationality route created by dates, places of birth, family line and any registration or naturalisation history.
Already British
Investigate whether British citizenship was acquired automatically and whether the next step is a first British passport.
Registration route
Identify whether a statutory registration route may apply, including routes involving children or historic nationality law.
Historic family claim
Map maternal and paternal transmission, former territories, CUKC history, registration dates and historic discrimination before choosing an application.
British passport evidence
Build the documentary chain that proves nationality status and prepare for HM Passport Office evidence requests.
Free preliminary screen
British Roots Quick Check
Use this short screen to organise the family connection before you spend money on certificates or applications. It does not determine that you are British.
Low-cost first step
British Nationality Results Checker
For R49.00, get a structured result based on your British family connection before paying for a full legal assessment or application service.
- Structured nationality result category
- Passport vs registration direction
- Key facts requiring investigation
- Basic evidence prompts
- Clear next-step options
Results checker
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DIY Visitor Visa
UK Visitor Visa Toolkit
A complete self-service package for South African applicants who want to prepare their own Standard Visitor Visa application, with checklists, refusal-risk checks and editable letters.
Read the Visitor Visa guideDIY Toolkit
- Complete DIY preparation package
- Evidence checklist
- Refusal-risk checks
- Editable letter templates
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UK immigration & nationality guides
Explore the route closest to your circumstances.
Your existing British citizenship, passport and nationality guides remain available.
British Citizenship by Descent
When citizenship may pass through a British parent.
Family connectionThrough a Grandparent
Why a British-born grandparent can be relevant.
Historic claimsSection 4L
Historic legislative unfairness and exceptional circumstances.
PassportsFirst British Passport
Evidence requirements for applicants born outside the UK.
ChildrenMN1 Registration
British citizenship registration for children.
UK AncestryUK Ancestry Visa
Five-year UK route for qualifying applicants with a qualifying grandparent.
Visitor VisaMoney & Bank Statements
How UKVI assesses trip costs, savings, income and sponsorship.
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Browse all LexMigrate British nationality and immigration guides.
Need professional help?
Have LexMigrate assess and prepare the matter.
If you would rather not use a DIY route, contact LexMigrate for professional assistance with the application.
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