I too was denied a British Passport when I wanted to immigrate from India to the UK. Although my father was British, and so was his father, they were both born in India - so 3 generations born in India did not qualify for British citizenship. Then I was surprised when the Indian passport authorities denied me an Indian passport, on the grounds that I was born in India when it was still part of the British Empire! I was offered a certificate to say I was "stateless" but was warned by the UK High Com that if I was stateless, I would not be able to immigrate to the UK because the immigration scheme was only open to British Commonwealth citizens! I was between a rock and a hard place. However, when my father confirmed that he had travelled to the UK on a British EMPIRE passport, I was granted an Indian passport on these grounds. The rule seemed to be that if you remained on in India for three years after Independence, and didn't register as a British Subject, all former British Subjects were able to apply for an Indian passport. This British Subject status seemed to have no value, as thousands of Kenyan and Ugandan Asians who held British Subject passports were expelled from those countries, and some argy-bargy followed as to whether they should be allowed to settle in the UK, as India refused to have them back, saying they were British Subjects and the UK should have them. The Falkland Islanders are in the same situation as their British Subject status has been revoked, and replaced with something else. Also there are thousands of Hong Kong Chinese who held British Subject passports, and seem to be in no-man's-land regarding their national status. They would not be allowed to settle in the UK as former British Subjects. The only sure way of establishing your British Citizenship is to be BORN in the United Kingdom, or applying for British Citizenship once you have settled in the UK for the required number of years. James Sinclair jimsin12@aol.com James Sinclair jimsin12@aol.com