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application for brittish nationality for my 2 daughters

Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 1:02 pm
by sid1000
Its been more than 5 months now since the application for brittish citizenship for my daughters (born in Pakistan) was submitted. 3 months into the period the Brittish high commission in Pakistan requested medical certificates for the girls and my old & new passport- which were provided. I have now been contacted by them requesting an interview in Pakistan. I am currently working and unable to travel back to Pakistan to attend this interview. I have requested them to make arrangements for me to be assessed in the UK which they have declined and advised that their is no alternative. Is their anyway I can persuade the Brittish Pakistani high commision to make an exception in my case. I am brittish by birth and by reading through the threads on this board feel as if I am being treated unfairly.

Please advise

Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 1:16 pm
by vinny
When were your daughters born?
Were you born in the UK?
Are you their father or mother?
Are you married to the children's other parent?

Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 1:38 pm
by sid1000
I was born in Brittain, I am the father, married to the childrens mother, the oldest was born on 06.08.2009
youndest was born on 15.08.2009

Thanks

Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 1:39 pm
by sid1000
Sorry - youngest was born on 15.08.2010

Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 1:42 pm
by vinny
Are the children just applying for British passports?

Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 1:46 pm
by sid1000
registration, birth certificates and passports
thanks

Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 1:51 pm
by vinny
Do you mean just consular birth registrations and British passports?

If you (parent) was British otherwise than by descent when your children were born, then your children are automatically British (2(1)(a)).

Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 2:03 pm
by sid1000
yes, consular birth registrations and brittish passports

Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 2:06 pm
by vinny
The applications should be straight forward, provided that you had submitted the required documents. I don't understand why they should need to interview you?

Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 2:09 pm
by sid1000
what are the required docs ?

Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 2:12 pm
by sid1000
sorry, just checked the link- all of the required docs were submitted

Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 2:26 pm
by vinny
Ask them to specify the problem.

Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 4:14 pm
by sid1000
I did they werent specific, is there a department in the UK that I can request to intervene with the high commission in Pakistan ?

Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 1:39 am
by vinny