GV - criminal record check - what is country of origin?

My son was born and has resided entirely in the UK, but has dual UK/US citizenship. Am I right to assume that he only needs a UK criminal records check, as his ā€œcountry of originā€ is UK, not US ?

Thanks all

Please read this thread here:

Unfortunately it seems the ultimate ā€˜interpretation’ is down to the SEF clerk who would process your file…
Sometimes they request ā€˜country of origin’, other times ā€˜country of nationality’, and on occassion nothing at all (which is my hope and expectation :wink: ).

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Thanks Tommy. I suspect in this case since my son can show a UK birth certificate with his birthplace as London, a UK passport and UK residence, then a UK police check should be enough. But you never know!

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Chris, I guess you should be fine with just the UK ACRO.
I have researched a few more Portuguese sources and it looks like the term ā€˜nacionalidade’ would normally be interpreted by SEF as the ā€˜origin’. The corresponding regulation seems to be using these two terms interchangeably and inconsistently - see attached, Article 67 (f) vs. Article 61 (e).
Decreto Regulamentar n.Āŗ 84-2007 de 5 de novembro.pdf (417.1 KB)

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