British citizenship for child born outside UK with father UK citizen

[rasgulla321]

Hi,

I am a British citizen acquired by naturalisation and my wife is an Indian citizen with ILR and currently living in India since 2012(was in UK during 2002 - 2012).

I am recently blessed with a baby boy in india. I want to apply for british passport for the new born.

So few of my questions:

1. As Child has one of the British parent so will be get British citizenship automatically ?
Do I need to apply for his Passport of is there any complexity in law to get one ?

2. I have registered a birth in India and have got birth certificate so Do I need to register again in UK for birth certificate ?

How do you help to get one.

Thanks

[vinny]

I’m afraid that your wife’s ILR may have lapsed after more than two years absence from the UK.

1. Yes. Child may apply for either a British passport or a CoE-RoA endorsement in an Indian passport.

2. A British consular birth registration may be helpful for claiming British citizenship, but it is not compulsory.