UK Ancestry

This type of visa allows a person to live and work within the CTA if they are: a Commonwealth citizen; or a British overseas; or a British national (overseas); or a Citizen of Zimbabwe. Who must also: prove one of their grandparents were born in the UK, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man; and they meet the other eligibility requirements .

prove one of their grandparents were born in the UK, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man

(iv) is able to work and intends to take or seek employment in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, and (v) will be able to maintain and accommodate himself and any dependants adequately without recourse to public funds, and (vi) holds a valid entry clearance for entry in this capacity.

This type of visa allows a person to live and work within the CTA

**187.** A person seeking leave to enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey on the grounds of his United Kingdom ancestry may be given leave to enter for a period not exceeding 5 years provided he is able to produce to the Immigration Officer, on arrival, a valid entry clearance for entry in this capacity. ## Refusal of leave to enter on the grounds of United Kingdom ancestry. **188.** Leave to enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey on the grounds of United Kingdom ancestry is to be refused if a valid entry clearance for entry in this capacity is not produced to the Immigration Officer on arrival. <u><strong>Requirements for an extension of stay on the grounds of United Kingdom</strong></u> <u><strong>ancestry.</strong></u> **189.** The requirements to be met by a person seeking an extension of stay on the grounds of United Kingdom ancestry are that – (i) he is able to meet each of the requirements of paragraph 186(i)-(v), and (ii) he was admitted to the Bailiwick of Guernsey on the grounds of United Kingdom ancestry in accordance with paragraphs 186 to 188 or has been granted an extension of stay in this capacity[, and (iii) he is not in the Bailiwick of Guernsey in breach of immigration laws, except that any period of overstaying for a period of 28 days or less will be disregarded]. **NOTE** --- *In paragraph 189 of these Rules, sub-paragraph (iii) and the word* *immediately after sub-paragraph (ii) were inserted by the Immigration* *(Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) Rules, 2015, paragraph 1, Schedule,* *with effect from 1st June, 2015, subject to the transitional and savings* *provisions in paragraph 2 of the 2015 Rules.* ## Extension of stay on the grounds of United Kingdom ancestry. **190.** An extension of stay on the grounds of United Kingdom ancestry may be granted for a period not exceeding 5 years provided the Lieutenant Governor is satisfied that each of the requirements of paragraph 189 is met. ## Refusal of extension of stay on the grounds of United Kingdom ancestry. **191.** An extension of stay on the grounds of United Kingdom ancestry is to be refused if the Lieutenant Governor is not satisfied that each of the requirements of paragraph 189 is met. ## Indefinite leave to remain on the grounds of United Kingdom ancestry. **192.** Indefinite leave to remain may be granted, on application, to a Commonwealth citizen with a United Kingdom born grandparent provided – (i) he meets the requirements of paragraph 186(i)-(v), and (ii) he has spent a continuous period of 5 years in the Bailiwick of Guernsey in this capacity, and (iii) he has sufficient knowledge of the English language and sufficient knowledge about life in the United Kingdom and Bailiwick of Guernsey, unless he is under the age of 18 or aged 65 or over at the time he makes his application[, and]