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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 [[Canadians]], [[Australians]], [[New Zealanders]] and [[South Africans]] of [[British diaspora|British descent]] coming to the UK to work and as a base to explore Europe.<ref name=tele>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/21/nvisa121.xml |title=Britain may abolish ancestry visa |location=London |work=The Daily Telegraph |first=Philip |last=Johnston |date=21 February 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080326202004/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fnews%2F2008%2F02%2F21%2Fnvisa121.xml |archivedate=March 26, 2008 }}</ref>
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