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There are two scenarios; automatically and by registration.
As you have already mentioned, this is the only route through which the child automatically acquires British citizenship at birth. As the child is born in the UK, the child is also a British citizen otherwise than by descent.
Thank you for that. I am fully aware that regulations change quickly and will change by the time my grandchildren are born ( if i have any).[As an aside, your previous posts suggest that you have naturalised. if you have naturalised, you are a British citizen otherwise than by descent and none of the above will apply to you. If you are planning for yorur children, keep in mind that nationality laws change and has tightened considerably between 1948 and 1981. The rules for any grandchildren may be dramatically different.]
Correct?[/Section 3(2) ]
This is saying that the child can be british by descent as long as (1) the grandparent is british otherwise than by descent and (2) the parent is british by descent and lived continuously in the UK for 3 years before the birth of the child.
The procedure for non-British children to acquire British citizenship is called registration, while that for non-British adults is called naturalisation. As both Section 3(2) and Section 3(5) can only be triggered before the child's 18th birthday, they are registered as British citizens.
If a child is born abroad to a British citizen by descent, the child is not born a British citizen. However, if the specific conditions of the relevant section are met, the child has an entitlement to be registered as one. That is to say that the child is not born a British citizen, but that the parents must apply for him to become a British citizen.bravopapa wrote: ↑Sun Sep 01, 2019 2:01 amI need some more clarifications as I am a bit confused about the below statements:
[/Section 3(2) ]
This is saying that the child can be british by descent as long as (1) the grandparent is british otherwise than by descent and (2) the parent is british by descent and lived continuously in the UK for 3 years before the birth of the child.
Correct?
I dont understand the logic behind the requirements of Section 3(5). Is this after the child is born?