Baby Passport

[ariesr]

Hi there,

My partner has given birth to a daughter in Nairobi. I am a UK citizen based in the UK. Is there anything I have to do here in order to ensure my daughter is able to obtain a UK passport or dual nationality?

Best Regards
Rod

[geriatrix]

Are you a British citizen by descent or otherwise than by descent?

[ariesr]

Am a UK citizen by descent.

[geriatrix]

Then your child born in Nairobi is not a British citizen.

British citizens by descent cannot transmit their citizenship to children born abroad except in the circumstances described in Chapter 4. British citizens otherwise than by descent automatically transmit their citizenship to children born abroad.

[ariesr]

Apologies, I'm confusing myself with the terminology. I was born and raised in the UK as where several generations of my parents.

[geriatrix]

Then your child is British by descent .... and you may apply for the child's British passport.