eligibility for DV Lottery visa
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Yeap. Ethnicity and Citizenship don't matter. All it matters is the country where you were born.
Yeah, you're elligible under Qatar, not India. Your chargeability is Qatar.
Since she was born in the UK, she is disqualified from participating the lottery. Once again, citizenship doesn't mean anything in determining qualification.
There is actually an exception to that rule. The official requirements state:
"if you were born in a country whose natives are ineligible, but neither of your parents was born there or resided there at the time of your birth, you may claim nativity in one of your parents’ country of birth"
So, although in most cases it is only based on a persons place of birth, depending whether or not their parents were residing in the UK or just passing through temporarily they may be eligible to apply under Ghana. I don't know how many people would fall into this rare category, but it's worth knowing about for the few that do
The other exception are people born in Northern Ireland, which although part of the UK are still eligible to apply regardless of their parents status.
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There is actually an exception to that rule. The official requirements state:
"if you were born in a country whose natives are ineligible, but neither of your parents was born there or resided there at the time of your birth, you may claim nativity in one of your parents’ country of birth"
So, although in most cases it is only based on a persons place of birth, depending whether or not their parents were residing in the UK or just passing through temporarily they may be eligible to apply under Ghana. I don't know how many people would fall into this rare category, but it's worth knowing about for the few that do
The other exception are people born in Northern Ireland, which although part of the UK are still eligible to apply regardless of their parents status.
Ok, if i'm studying in the UK and give birth there during the period of studies, can my child apply?
You cannot be sure which countries will be eligible by that time, or even if the lottery will still exist. But if it happened today, and UK is good, then yes, your kid can play. If not, but both parents' countries of birth are eligible, the kid can claim countrie(s) of the parents.
Ok, thanks for clarify this issue for me.