Travel question: child without EEA passport

[jotter]

Hi all,

We live in the UK and we want to travel to Australia with our children for six weeks in September-October.

Our problem is that our children are (in theory) also entitled to Austrian citizenship but the Austrian authorities are making big difficulties about our application.

Current status:
My wife: Austrian passport holder. No problem there.
Me: Australian passport holder with UK permanent residence sticker. Fine there too.
Daughter (infant): Born after I was settled so British by birth. We can get her a British passport.
Son - 3 years old: (this is the problem one). Australian passport holder. Austrian citizen but the Austrian embassy is making big difficulties about issuing his new passport and we don't know if this will be sorted out in time. In theory we could naturalise him as British but this would mean giving up his Austrian citizenship for ever, so that's only a last resort.

Question: Do you think we will be able to get to Australia and back with my son travelling on his Australian passport?

I could extend this question too and ask about whether we can get to the European continent and back.

[jotter]

I've received advice from the UKBA that we'd have to get an EEA family permit, so moving this topic to the EEA-route applications forum.

[Obie]

You could register your son as British also. A child under 18 cannot be naturalised.

In any event an EEA family permit is not required. You could in theory return with the Australian passport.

[EUsmileWEallsmile]

I've received advice from the UKBA that we'd have to get an EEA family permit, so moving this topic to the EEA-route applications forum.

I've moved your thread.

UKBA advice is generic.

[EUsmileWEallsmile]

@Jotter, it would be helpful if you could stick to one thread.