The following paragraphs explain what the Immigration Rules say about Commonwealth citizens with a grandparent who was born in the United Kingdom and Islands (the Islands include the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man). 

As a Commonwealth citizen with a grandparent born in the United Kingdom and Islands, can I come to the United Kingdom to work?
You can come to the United Kingdom to work as long as you can show that:

you are a Commonwealth citizen; 

you are 17 or over; 

you have a grandparent who was born in the United Kingdom and Islands; 

you are able to work and you plan to do so in the United Kingdom; and 

you can support and accommodate yourself and any dependants adequately without help from public funds. 

You must get entry clearance for United Kingdom ancestry before you travel to the United Kingdom.

What are public funds?

If you come to live or stay in the United Kingdom, you must be able to support and accommodate yourself without claiming certain state benefits. These are:
 

Income Support and Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA); 

housing and homelessness assistance; 

Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit; 

Working Families' Tax Credit; 

a social fund payment; 

Child Benefit; or 

any disability allowance. 

How do I apply if I am already in the United Kingdom?

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