UK Ancestry visa
Documents you must provide
When you apply you’ll need to provide:
- a current passport or another valid travel document
- your full birth certificate
- the full birth certificates of the parent and grandparent your ancestry claim is based on
- evidence that you’re planning to work in the UK, for example job offers you’ve received or a business plan if you’re self-employed
- evidence, such as bank statements, that prove you can support yourself and any dependants in the UK - it must be dated within 31 days from when you submit your application
Depending on your circumstances, you might also need to provide:
- evidence that your parents or grandparents have changed their name since birth, for example marriage or civil partnership certificates or a deed poll
- legal adoption papers if you or your parents are adopted
- your tuberculosis test results if you’re from a country where you have to take a TB test
- proof of your relationship with your partner or children if they’re applying with you