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Any particular reason why you can't get him a British passport from the local British diplomatic mission?Shazza7 wrote:Will this be enough to allow him back into the UK or will we run into problems because he doesn't have a British passport?
I know an British family who had a son born in the US while they were teaching at a US university. They went back to the UK for good after 3 years in the US, the child did not have a UK passport and they were asked by the IO how long the "American child" is going to be in the UK. When they told him they were coming back for good, they were told to wait. A supervisor came to talk to them, told them that he can not let the child into the UK if he is staying for good as he is a US citizen and not registered as British yet but can give him entry clearance for six months if he is coming in for a short stay. He asked them again how long the "American child" is going to be in the UK. They got the message and said it is going to be a few months. He let them in and told them to get British passport for the child as soon as possible so that he will not have any restrictions on his stay in the UK.Shazza7 wrote:Hello,
My 11 month old son was born and lives in the UK and has an English father and NZ mother. He is intending to re-enter the UK on his NZ passport as I have not applied for his UK passport yet. I have his original birth certificate and 'Pursuant register of births and deaths' with me. Will this be enough to allow him back into the UK or will we run into problems because he doesn't have a British passport?
Thank you for any help/advice!
I can apply for his British passport now but it means delaying our flight and changing our stopover bookings, as the British High Commission require documents that are back home in the UK. I will obviously do this if I have no other option but I was just wondering what the possibility was of him just getting in on his NZ passport and then applying for a UK passport as soon as we get back.JAJ wrote:Any particular reason why you can't get him a British passport from the local British diplomatic mission?Shazza7 wrote:Will this be enough to allow him back into the UK or will we run into problems because he doesn't have a British passport?
IF a parent was born or naturalised in the UK, then the child is of course British from the moment of birth, but Immigration officials at the port of entry are not trained to make nationality determinations.davidm wrote: I know an British family who had a son born in the US while they were teaching at a US university. They went back to the UK for good after 3 years in the US, the child did not have a UK passport and they were asked by the IO how long the "American child" is going to be in the UK. When they told him they were coming back for good, they were told to wait. A supervisor came to talk to them, told them that he can not let the child into the UK if he is staying for good as he is a US citizen and not registered as British yet but can give him entry clearance for six months if he is coming in for a short stay. He asked them again how long the "American child" is going to be in the UK. They got the message and said it is going to be a few months. He let them in and told them to get British passport for the child as soon as possible so that he will not have any restrictions on his stay in the UK.
