Financial threshold
—
no minimum listed
Stay
60
months
Application fee
$768
Tax
Worldwide
Progressive income tax 20-45%
Path to staying
- Residence permit60 months
- Permanent residencyafter 5 years
- Citizenshipafter 6 years
- Permanent residency 5 years
- Citizenship 6 years
- Dual citizenship allowed
- Language required for citizenship B1
Overview
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Program
- UK Ancestry Visa
- Type
- Ancestry
- Status
- Active
- Initial duration
- 60 months
- Max duration
- 60 months
Five-year visa for Commonwealth citizens aged 17+ with a grandparent born in the UK, Channel Islands, or Isle of Man. Grants unrestricted work rights.
Eligibility
- Minimum age 17+
- Criminal record check required
- Health check not required
- Health insurance not required
Work rights
- Employment allowed
- Self-employment allowed
- Own a business allowed
- Work permit included
Family and dependents
- Dependents allowed
- Yes
- Spouse included
- Yes
- Max child age
- 18
- Parents allowed
- No
Benefits and mobility
- Bank account can open
- Property purchase allowed
- Public healthcare access granted
- Must be primary residence required
Tax
- Tax regime
- Worldwide
- Regime name
- Progressive income tax 20-45%
- Foreign income taxed
- Yes
- Capital gains taxed
- Yes
How to apply
- Method
- online
- Processing time
- 21–56 days
- Apply from abroad
- Yes
Ancestry requirements
- Generational limit
- 2 generations
- Ancestor must have been citizen
- No
Notes
Commonwealth citizens only. Grandparent born in UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, or Ireland pre-31 March 1922. Must apply from OUTSIDE the UK. Must intend to work. After 5y: ILR. After 6y: British citizenship. NHS via Immigration Health Surcharge.