Can British nationals by descent pass on nationality if they themselves have no other nationality?
Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2023 9:08 am
I'm doing some forward thinking for my children and specifically their children should they have them.
I am a British Citizen by birth and my girls were born overseas to a Moroccan mother.
My children have British nationality by descent and have held British passports since an early age.
We reside in Morocco where they were born.
Moroccan nationailty can be applied for on the basis their mother is Moroccan but that hasn't been done.
My future grandchildren would not normally acquire British nationality automatically by descent (if I understand the rules correctly) because their parents (my children) were themselves beneficiaries of British passports by descent.
If my children do not apply for Moroccan nationality, their only granted nationality is British so what would be the nationality rights be for their children? I understand that the nationality of the other parent will be relevant but just for the sake of argument (like if there was no father, or the other parent is also British by descent). Ultimately I seek this knowledge to know whether I should refrain from applying for their Moroccan nationality if it might impede the British rights further down the line.
I hope this makes sense.
I am a British Citizen by birth and my girls were born overseas to a Moroccan mother.
My children have British nationality by descent and have held British passports since an early age.
We reside in Morocco where they were born.
Moroccan nationailty can be applied for on the basis their mother is Moroccan but that hasn't been done.
My future grandchildren would not normally acquire British nationality automatically by descent (if I understand the rules correctly) because their parents (my children) were themselves beneficiaries of British passports by descent.
If my children do not apply for Moroccan nationality, their only granted nationality is British so what would be the nationality rights be for their children? I understand that the nationality of the other parent will be relevant but just for the sake of argument (like if there was no father, or the other parent is also British by descent). Ultimately I seek this knowledge to know whether I should refrain from applying for their Moroccan nationality if it might impede the British rights further down the line.
I hope this makes sense.