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Baby born abroad, Father British Citizen
Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 3:00 pm
by SAPHIRELION
Hello
I am a British Citizen working as an Expat in Ghana.
I have been engaged to a Ghanaian lady for 7 years now. We recently had a little baby boy, born in Ghana.
Can I apply for a British Passport for him.
Eventually my Fiancee and I will marry and settle in the UK.
I am a propery owner in the UK, so have a permanent address there.
I would greatfully value any advice on this matter.
Regards.
Phil.
Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 8:06 pm
by JAJ
How did you get your British citizenship?
Baby born abroad, Father British Citizen
Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 11:09 pm
by SAPHIRELION
Hello JAJ.
I was born in the UK, Wales in fact. Both my parents where British, as where my Grand parents.
Regards.
Phil.
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 9:31 am
by jimbo_uk
I think as long as you are named on the child's birth certificate - he will be considered a British citizen by descent, and is entitled to a UK passport.
I know that for such children born in New Zealand, you do not need to register anything - you can apply for their Passport straight away. Not sure if it is the same in Ghana.
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 10:18 am
by shs213
JAJ wrote:How did you get your British citizenship?
Does it matter? I am on ILR now, and hopefully in couple of years I will have Brit PP and live in a different country...
If i becme a father can I not get BC for my children?
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 11:46 am
by jimbo_uk
shs213 wrote:JAJ wrote:How did you get your British citizenship?
Does it matter? I am on ILR now, and hopefully in couple of years I will have Brit PP and live in a different country...
If i becme a father can I not get BC for my children?
It can matter. If the OP was also a 'British Citizen by Descent' themselves - then their children born abroad would not be British. This is different to someone who has naturalised as a British citizen, such people are 'British otherwise than by descent' - so can pass on British Citizenship to children born abroad.
Shs213 - are you
planning naturalise as British and then live in a different country? - I am not sure of the exact rules; but I think one of the requirements of naturalisation is that your intentions are to live in the UK.
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 1:09 pm
by shs213
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Shs213 - are you planning naturalise as British and then live in a different country? - I am not sure of the exact rules; but I think one of the requirements of naturalisation is that your intentions are to live in the UK.[/quote]
It is somehting for the future, nothing is confimred yet... there's dual citizenship option, so i dont think it will really matter....
thanks for your comments...
Re: Baby born abroad, Father British Citizen
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2015 8:38 pm
by kbillyng
hello pls advise , i get my leave to reaming in 2010 , i was Naturalisation in 2011 and i get my birth passport in 2012..
I have a son in Nigeria 2009, please can you advise if i can register my son as overseas birth, ? and what can i apply for to get him a right to come to the uk and live with me.
Re: Baby born abroad, Father British Citizen
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2015 9:13 pm
by noajthan
kbillyng wrote:hello pls advise , i get my leave to reaming in 2010 , i was Naturalisation in 2011 and i get my birth passport in 2012..
I have a son in Nigeria 2009, please can you advise if i can register my son as overseas birth, ? and what can i apply for to get him a right to come to the uk and live with me.
Registration at discretion of Home Secretary.
Child plus mother usually need to be settled with ILR in UK.
See this similar case:
http://www.immigrationboards.com/britis ... 94726.html