This is a long shot but .... anyone a British Citizen NOT born in the UK and wanting to apply for citizenship of ANOTHER country?

[ghosty]

Sorry for long title but I need some help and if anyone out there has any experience of this I would be grateful:

Background: I was born in South Africa of British parents (Dad Brit by birth, Mum became Brit when SA became independent)
I have always had a British passport on which it states I am a British Citizen despite never having grown up in the UK but lived for 14 years of my adult life in the UK.

Anyway ... for very complicated reasons I am wanting to apply for my NZ citizenship - wasn't planning to but I have to.

On the form it says that I have to supply my Certificate of Citizenship if I was born in a country OTHER than the one of my citizenship. My passport isn't good enough apparently.

I don't have such a document. Has anyone ever had to do this and how do I go about getting such a certificate. My British citizenship is not in doubt .... but where is the document?

Anyone???

Cheers ...

It was nice but I like the 'hope this helps' when it blatantly doesn't much!

I have tried the immigration department a few times this week but they aren't that easy to get through to ...
I tried again today ... no joy.
Will keep trying. I managed to get through to them a couple of times last week when asking for forms etc so I am sure they will pick up eventually
TBH their whole stance on the potential Aus move (I said, "If my husband was to get a job abroad while we were waiting for citizenship what would happen") put me off wanting to speak to them again at all ... the rules are mind boggling ....

I think I'd be tempted to write back to the nice lady saying something along the lines of 'as you point out that you do not issue certificates of citizenship, please be so kind as to put this in writing officialy so that I can provide this information to NZ immigration'
This is a ridiculous situation. I remember when I was first in Brazil about 15 years ago I had a screaming match with the British Embassy here because they refused to help me and I said they were supposed to be representing the interests of British people in Brazil and if they wouldn't help me then who the f**k would? Never thought I'd end up working for them [blush}

Pop a copy of the email from the nice lady in with the application.

Just to clarify that I paid $20 Australian dollars for my visa on line (because I book an Air NZ no travel agent package, and they presume you have no visa issues).

I thought you weren't a SA citizen? - you don't want to start communications with Home Affairs in SA. You'll probably still be trying to sort something out with them months down the line (have very unfond memories of having to queue several days in a row to get anything done)!! This sounds like a logistical nightmare for you!

Foxinsocks, I suppose I must be an SA citizen by birth although I left there when I was 2. I have decided wait and see what the citizenship people say about what documents we need to send in after we have submitted the form ...

Thanks for all the help and support everyone

Will keep you posted.