BrexitEscapee wrote: ↑Mon Oct 07, 2019 5:54 pm
passlots wrote: ↑Mon Oct 07, 2019 5:13 pm
...We are currently pregnant with our first child and would like our child to have Irish citizenship, like their parents. After researching how to obtain Irish citizenship for the newborn, via the foreign birth registration process (the baby will be born in the UK)...
Have you checked out what the maternity facilities are like in Belfast or Dublin hospitals?
(Not an entirely serious suggestion, but it is one way of achieving your objective.)
I actually think BrexitEscapee's suggestion is an excellent one - in terms of your objective. Having the child on the island on Ireland will completely obviate the problem you face and will not necessitate the child having to first obtain another nationality. Choosing the North would be the better option, as it also leaves the door open to claiming UK nationality at a later date if desired.
If you are dead set against UK nationality and don't want to go to Ireland, then looking at other nations that offer birthright citizenship is also a possibility. I have a client that went to Brazil for this purpose a couple of years ago. Most of these nations are situated in the Americas. Some of them (Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Canada) offer high Tier B or Tier A passports.
With reference to UK nationality, I understand that some people view it negatively, especially at present. However, it remains one of the world's best passports and the future is an unknown quantity. It is at least possible that reciprocal deals will be struck with nations like Australia, New Zealand, Canada and maybe even the US, that permit citizens of those places increased freedom to live and work in each other's countries. At that juncture, having UK nationality may become highly desirable to some.
From the perspective of a newborn, who will be entering the workforce approximately 20 years hence, I would always advise acquiring as many nationalities as possible. More passports offer increased flexibility and can sometimes mean the difference between taking an opportunity and missing out on it.
