Ah, gotcha. Except, I don't have a British passport as of right now. She never went through the process of getting me one as a kid, so what can I do about that now?

Automatically a British citizen (by descent), although you will need a British passport and/or consular birth certificate to prove it. Sorry, I'm a bit confused. I'll need to show HER passport or birth certificate to prove it? I'm assuming that's what you meant, seeing as though I wouldn't have ...

My mom was born in the UK in 1961. She moved to the states as a kid, but has never claimed US citizenship. She had me in 1986 in the states. My question is... Does this make me a citizen of the UK, or am I automatically eligible? I've read some conflicting statements about dual-citizenship and would ...