RIGHT OF ABODE (VAF7 DEC 2008)

This form is for use outside the UK only.

This form is provided free of charge.

READ THIS FIRST

This form must be completed in English. You may use blue or black ink.
Please follow the guidance notes carefully and complete all questions as indicated. If you run out of space, please use
Part 9 – Additional Information.
The UK Border Agency may take a decision on your application based on the information contained here without interviewing
you. Therefore please ensure you submit all relevant original documents (please see supporting documents guidance).
It is better to explain why you do not have a document than to submit a false document. Your application will be automatically
refused and you may be banned from coming to the UK for 10 years if you use a false document, lie or withhold relevant
information. You may also be banned if you have breached immigration laws in the UK.

You should complete this form only if you are applying for a Certificate of Entitlement to the
Right of Abode.

WARNING: If you hold a valid British Passport or an ID card describing you as a British Citizen or British Subject with the
Right of Abode, you do not qualify for a Certificate of Entitlement to the Right of Abode

Travel Dates
On which date do you wish to travel to the UK?

D D M M Y Y Y Y

Part 1 About You Read Guidance, Part 1

1.1 Given name(s) (as shown in your passport) >>>>>>>>>>>>> 1.2 Family name (as shown in your passport)

1.3 Other names (including any other names you are known >>>> 1.4 Sex Put a cross (x) in the relevant box
by and/or any other names that you have been known by)
Male Female

1.5 Marital status?

Single Married/ Civil Partner Unmarried Partner
Put a cross (x) in the relevant box
Divorced/Dissolved Partnership Separated Widowed/Surviving Civil Partner

1.6 Date of Birth >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1.7 Place of Birth

D D M M Y Y Y Y
1.8 Country of Birth > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1.9 Nationality

1.10 Do you hold, or have you ever held, any other nationality or nationalities? Put a cross (x) in the relevant box
Yes No If ‘Yes’ please provide details >>>>>>>>>>>>>>

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 Part 2 Passport Information Read Guidance, Part 2

Enter details of the passport or travel document that you will use to travel to the UK.

2.1 Current passport or travel document number > >>>>>>>>> 2.2 Place of Issue

2.3 Issuing Authority >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2.4 Date of Issue

D D M M Y Y Y Y
2.5 Date of Expiry >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2.6 Is this your first passport? Put a cross (x) in the relevant box

D D M M Y Y Y Y Yes No If ‘Yes’ go to Part 3

2.7 Please give details of any previous passports, covering the last 10 years, including where these passports are now.

Part 3 Your Contact Details Read Guidance, Part 3

3.1 Your full residential address and postal code >>>>>>>>>>> 3.2 How long have you lived at this address?

3.3 Home (landline) telephone number

3.4 Your mobile telephone number

3.5 Email address >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3.6 Contact details if different from those given in question 3.1

Part 4 Your Family Read Guidance, Part 4

4.1 Father’s given name(s) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4.2 Father’s family name

4.3 Father’s date of birth >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4.4 Father’s place and country of birth

D D M M Y Y Y Y
4.5 Father’s nationality/nationalities >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4.6 Mother’s given name(s)

4.7 Mother’s family name > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4.8 Mother’s date of birth

D D M M Y Y Y Y
4.9 Mother’s nationality/nationalities> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4.10 Mother’s place and country of birth

4.11 Full name of spouse/partner (If single go to 4.16)>>>>>>>> 4.12 Spouse/partner’s nationality/nationalities

4.13 Spouse/partner’s date of birth >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> D D M M Y Y Y Y

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4.14 Does your spouse/partner currently live with you at the >>>> 4.15 Will your spouse/partner be travelling with you?
address given in Question 3.1? Put a cross (x) in the relevant box Put a cross (x) in the relevant box
If ‘No’, please provide full details of where your
Yes No Yes No
spouse currently lives.

4.16 Do you have any children? Put a cross (x) in the relevant box
Yes No If ‘No’, please go to question 4.20

4.17 Please provide full details for each of your > >>>>>>>>>> 4.18 Do all your children currently live with you at the address
dependant children given in Question 3.1? Put a cross (x) in the relevant box
Name Date of Birth If ‘No’, please provide full details of where your
Yes No
children currently live.

4.19 Please list any of your children who will be travelling>>>>> 4.20 Will any other children be travelling with you?
with you to the UK? Put a cross (x) in the relevant box
Yes If ‘Yes’ go to 4.21 No If ‘No’ go to Part 5.

4.21 If yes please provide full details about the child/children

Full Name, Date of Birth, Passport Number, Address, Place of Birth, Nationality, Your Relationship to Child, Your Relationship to their Parents

Please note: If a child is travelling without their parents, he/she should present written notification from the child’s parent
or legal guardian that they consent to the child’s visit.

Part 5 Finances and Employment - Not applicable to this type of application

Part 6 Previous Applications And Travel History Read Guidance, Part 5

6.1 Have you travelled to the UK in the last 10 years? If ‘Yes’ please provide details of any
Yes No
Put a cross (x) in the relevant box trips to the UK

Date Destination Purpose Duration

6.2 Have you travelled outside your country of residence, Yes No If ‘Yes’ please provide details of these trips
excluding to the UK, in the last 10 years?
Put a cross (x) in the relevant box
Date Destination Purpose Duration

6.3 Have you ever been refused a visa for any country, Yes No If ‘Yes’ please provide full details
including the UK? Put a cross (x) in the relevant box
Date Country Reason Reference number (for UK)

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6.4 Have you been granted any UK visas in the last 10 years? Yes No If ‘Yes’ please provide details
Put a cross (x) in the relevant box
Date Purpose Duration Reference number

6.5 Have you been refused entry on arrival to the UK in the Yes No If ‘Yes’ please provide details
last 10 years? Put a cross (x) in the relevant box
Date Reason Reference number

6.6 Have you ever been deported, removed or otherwise Yes No If ‘Yes’ please provide details
required to leave any country, including the UK in the last
10 years? Put a cross (x) in the relevant box
Date Country Reason Reference number (for UK)

6.7 Have you made an application to the Home Office to Yes No If ‘Yes’ please provide details
remain in the UK in the last 10 years?
Put a cross (x) in the relevant box
Date Reason for Application Granted/Refused
If refused give reason Reference number

6.8 Do you have a UK National Insurance number? Yes No If ‘Yes’ please provide details
Put a cross (x) in the relevant box
National Insurance number Reason for getting a National Insurance number

6.9 Do you have any criminal convictions in any country Yes No If ‘Yes’ please provide details
(including traffic offences)? Put a cross (x) in the relevant box
Date Country Offence Sentence

6.10 Have you ever been charged in any country with a Yes No If ‘Yes’ please provide details
criminal offence for which you have not yet been tried in court
(including traffic offences)? Put a cross (x) in the relevant box
Date Country Offence

6.11 In times of either peace or war have you ever been >>> Yes No
If ‘Yes’ please provide details in Part 8,
involved in, or suspected of involvement in, war crimes, crimes Additional Information
against humanity or genocide? Put a cross (x) in the relevant box
6.12 Have you ever been involved in, supported, or >>>>>>>> Yes No
If ‘Yes’ please provide details in Part 8,
encouraged terrorist activities in any country? Have you, ever Additional Information
been a member of, or given support to an organisation that has
been concerned in terrorism? Put a cross (x) in the relevant box
6.13 Have you ever, by any means or medium, expressed >> Yes No
If ‘Yes’ please provide details in Part 8,
views that justify or glorify terrorist violence or that may Additional Information
encourage others to terrorist acts or other serious criminal
acts? Put a cross (x) in the relevant box
6.14 Have you engaged in any other activities that might >> Yes No
If ‘Yes’ please provide details in Part 8,
indicate that you may not be considered a person of good Additional Information
character? Put a cross (x) in the relevant box

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 Part 7 Travellers under the age of 18 Not applicable to this type of application

Part 8 Certificate of Entitlement to the Right to Abode

8.1 Please indicate how you qualify for the right of abode. Put a cross (x) in the relevant box
As someone born in the UK before 01/01/83

As someone born in the UK on or after 01/01/83

As someone adopted in the UK

As someone registered or naturalised as a British Subject: citizen of the UK and

Colonies in the UK before 01/01/83

As someone whose father or mother was born, registered, naturalised or adopted in

the UK, prior to your birth, which occurred outside the UK on or after 01/01/83

As someone who, at birth, was a citizen of the UK and Colonies and has or had a
grandparent born, registered, naturalised or adopted in the UK

As someone who, as a citizen of the UK and Colonies, was ordinarily resident in the UK for a
continuous period of 5 years before 01/01/83, and was settled in the UK at the end of that period

As someone, who is a Commonwealth citizen, whose mother was born in the UK

As a woman, who is a Commonwealth citizen, married before 01/01/83 to a man with

the right of abode born in the UK

Part 9 Additional Information Read Guidance, Part 9

9.1 Is there any other information you wish to be considered as part of your application?

If you run out of space please use additional sheets of paper to provide us with all the relevant information required as part of your application.

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 Part 10 Declaration

I hereby apply for an entry clearance to the United Kingdom. The information I have given is complete and true to the best of my knowledge.
I also declare that the photograph submitted with this form is a true likeness of me. I confirm that if, before this application is decided, there
is a material change in my circumstances or new information relevant to this application becomes available, I will inform the United Kingdom
Diplomatic Mission handling my application.
I am aware that it is an offence under the Immigration Act 1971 (as amended) to make a statement which I know to be false, or not believe to be true, in
order to obtain a visa/entry clearance to the UK. I am also aware that my application will be automatically refused and I may be banned from going to the
UK for 10 years if I use a false document, lie or withhold relevant information. I may also be banned if I have breached immigration laws in the UK. I am
further aware that should I use a false document, lie or withhold relevant information my details may be passed to law enforcement agencies.
I declare that the documents that I have supplied with this application are genuine and the statements I have made with this application are truthful.
I understand that UK Border Agency (or a trusted third party) may make reasonable checks to confirm the accuracy and authenticity of evidence I have
provided and documents I have submitted with this application. I further understand that UK Border Agency (or a trusted third party) may also make
reasonable checks on any sponsors to my application to verify statements contained in the application and establish that I will comply or have complied
with the terms of any visa granted.
I understand that I may be required to provide a record of my fingerprints and a photograph of my face (“biometric data”) as part of my application. If I refuse
to do so, my application may be treated as invalid and, if so, will not be considered further. (See Statutory Instrument 2006 No 1743 - The Immigration
(Provision of Physical Data) Regulations 2006, Regulation 7(1)).
I understand that UK entry clearance applications may be handled by British Missions in other locations, including outside the country in which I have
applied for entry clearance and that this may involve the transferring of my application and supporting documents to and from another Mission. I understand
that the UK Border Agency will be responsible for transferring my application and supporting documents safely. I understand in these circumstances my
application will still be handled in line with UK Border Agency published customer service standards.
I understand that all information provided by me will be processed by the UK Border Agency in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. I am aware
that the UK Border Agency is the data controller in relation to the information provided by me in this application form. I am aware that the information
I provide, including biometric data, will be treated in confidence, but it may be disclosed to other government departments, agencies, local authorities,
foreign governments, and other bodies, to enable the UK Border Agency or those bodies to perform their functions. Any disclosures will be in accordance
with the Data Protection Act 1998. I also understand that the information provided by me may also be used for staff training purposes.
I also understand that the information provided by me, or information made available to UK Border Agency during the processing of my application, may be
shared with my sponsor(s) or any person(s) acting on their behalf or any applicant linked to my application (for example to my spouse / partner if we apply for
visas for a trip together) for the sole purpose of considering my application. I am aware that if there is any information I do not want you to disclose to them I will
tell you by enclosing a letter with my supporting documentation. If such requests prevent you from making legitimate inquiries, my application may be refused.
I declare that the information given on this form is correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. I also consent to the processing of information provided
by me by the UK Border Agency.

Applicant’s signature Date

D D M M Y Y Y Y

Have you used an agent or representative to complete this

application? Put a cross (x) in the relevant box
If ‘Yes’ please give details of >>>>>>>>>>>>>
Yes No agent/representative’s name and address

What language did you communicate in with the >>>>>>>>>>

agent/representative to complete the form?

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 Part 11 Supporting documents checklist

Please ensure you submit all the relevant original documents that you want the Entry Clearance Officer to see when considering
your application. The list below is for guidance only. It is not a list of documents that you should or must supply. The UK Immigration
Rules make it clear that it is your responsibility to satisfy the Entry Clearance Officer that you are genuinely seeking entry to the
UK for the purpose and duration that you have stated. Submission of particular documents does not guarantee that your visa will
be issued. It is your decision how you satisfy the Entry Clearance Officer that your intentions are as you state in your application.
It is your choice which documents you submit.
It is better to explain why you do not have a document than to submit a false document. Your application will be automatically refused and
you may be banned from coming to the UK for 10 years if you use a false document, lie or withhold relevant information. You may also be
banned if you have breached immigration laws in the UK.

All applicants Personal Details section

A valid travel document or passport Unless single, please provide evidence of your marital status
e.g. marriage or civil partnership certificate, divorce certificate,
One passport sized colour photograph. This must not be more
death certificate
than 6 months old. (Please see photograph box below for
full details) You may be asked to present written notification from the child’s
The appropriate fee parent or legal guardian that they consent to the child’s visit
(including evidence from your legal guardian to support their
If you are not a national of the country in which you are applying, claim to be your legal guardian)
evidence of your permission to be in that country e.g. a residence
permit, visa, green card The official record of any conviction(s), detailing the crime(s) you
were convicted of and the sentence(s) you received
Evidence to support the information you have given (see below
for more details) Right of Abode
Previous passport(s)
Evidence of how you qualify for the Right of Abode e.g. Birth
Evidence of how your trip is to be funded Certificate, Naturalisation Cerificate

Your photograph must be:

• Colour
• Passport style and size (45mm high x 35mm wide)
• A recent and true likeness, showing full face, with no hat, helmet or sunglasses, although you can wear everyday glasses
• Original - that is not digitally or optically altered (for example it must not be ‘photoshopped’ or ‘touched-up’)
• Taken against an off-white, cream or light grey background so that your features are clearly distinguishable against the background
• Printed on low-gloss, plain-white photo-quality paper (with no watermarks or embossing)
Photographs that do not conform to these standards will be rejected and may cause a delay in processing your application.

Advisory:
“To know your Customs obligations when travelling to the UK, please consult Notice 1, found at www.hmrc.gov.uk. To know
what controls exist for bringing your belongings and private motor vehicles into the UK, please consult Notice 3. Newly
married partners settling into the UK may be entitled to import their trousseaux & household effects as ‘goods imported
on occasion of marriage’ where they qualify to be free of import duty. Please consult Section 7 of Notice 3 for details on
entitlement and your obligations.”

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 Guidance for Part 8: Your Trip
8.1 Please indicate how you qualify for the Right of Abode
You should put a cross in the box to indicate how you qualify for
the Right of Abode in the UK.
Please refer to INF12 on www.ukvisas.gov.uk for further guidance
relating to the Right of Abode

WARNING: If you hold a valid British Passport or an ID card describing you as a British Citizen or British Subject with the
Right of Abode, you do not qualify for a Certificate of Entitlement to the Right of Abode

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