In my mind, I am – and always have been – British. There is nowhere else I know as home and I have never lived in any other country.
Some born in Britain are still at risk of deportation ‘Your application has been rejected as invalid’. On 12 December last year, I was devastated to receive an email informing me that my settled status application had been denied. The reason the Home Office gave was that the deadline had passed and I lacked sufficient evidence to justify the reason for applying late.
It was through this process that I was asked to provide documents from my mother that showed she had Leave to Remain when I was born in 2001. That would have been the Portuguese passport my mother used when she entered the UK. Unfortunately, my mother has since renewed her passport and the Portuguese authorities keep all expired ones. Without this crucial piece of evidence, there was no way I could get a British passport and appealing the decision would be a very pricey and long process.
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