Despite paying taxes and voting in the UK, she said immigration lawyers had told her the situation put her in a legal “grey area”.
Cochrane De La Rosanow faces the difficult choice of applying for a British passport, which could take about six weeks and risks rejection due to her birth circumstances, or paying £589 for a digital certificate of entitlement.
“It’s terrifying and I’m petrified,” she said, pointing to the risks to her employment if she is forced to remain outside country for a long period.
“The country has a duty of care. I am 100% a dual national,” she said.
“[The government] has all the relevant information, how has this been missed.”
