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{{British subjects}}
A '''UK Ancestry visa''' is a [[Visa (document)|visa]] issued by the [[United Kingdom]] to [[Commonwealth citizen]]s with a grandparent born in the United Kingdom, [[Channel Islands]], [[Isle of Man]] or [[Republic of Ireland | Ireland]] (before [[Irish Free State |1922]]) who wish to work in the United Kingdom. It is used mainly by young [[
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On 26 October 2005, ''[[The Times]]'' published an article outlining possible plans by the British Home Office to abolish admission under UK ancestry in favour of a points-based migration system. The issue had apparently been raised in the House of Commons Home Affairs Select Committee. The possibility of abolition alarmed many people with British-born grandparents living in Commonwealth countries.
[[First Minister of Scotland|Scotland's First Minister]], [[Jack McConnell]], expressed his concern over the possible abolition of the UK Ancestry visa. Mr. McConnell had recently been in [[Canada]] to encourage [[Scottish-Canadians|Canadians of Scottish heritage]] to move to [[Scotland]]. Canada has over four million citizens that are of Scottish descent. Part of the reason for this campaign was the concern over declining population and birth-rate in Scotland. His campaign received a great deal of interest in Canada.<ref>{{cite news |last= Allardyce|first= Jason|date= 2 October 2005|title= McConnell urges expat Scots to return home|url= http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/article150801.ece|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160809090929/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/article150801.ece|url-status= dead|archive-date= August 9, 2016|newspaper= [[The Sunday Times]]|location= London }}{{subscription required}}</ref>
In March 2006, the announcement of a new points-based system made it clear that the ancestry route to the UK was outside its scope.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/272243/6741.pdf|title= A Points-Based System: Making Migration Work for Britain (Cm 6741)|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= March 2006|publisher= [[Home Office]]|page=6|isbn= 0-10-167412-0}}</ref>
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