What if my child is born in another country other than UK

[faisal1983]

salam all
hello i won my appeal and my wife is 35 weeks pregnant and stated this on my appeal. i have given my wifes passport for visa.
if this takes too long and my child is born what should i do? plz help

jazakum allahu khair

[vinny]

What is your status in the UK?

[faisal1983]

i have British passport

[vinny]

If you are British otherwise than by descent, then child will automatically be British.

[Casa]

The airline won't permit your wife to travel at this late stage of her pregnancy. Here's the link for registering your child as a British citizen on form MN1

https://www.gov.uk/register-british-cit ... outside-uk

[faisal1983]

thank you
so if i register my child as British how long does it take and will the child be able to travel without any travel documents

[faisal1983]

is it faster to apply for a British passport

[vinny]

will the child be able to travel without any travel documents

Normally, no.

[Casa]

If you are British otherwise than by descent, then child will automatically be British.

My error...Vinny is correct that the child will be automatically British. However, be prepared that a passport application is likely to take a considerable time to process.

[faisal1983]

so if i register and dont apply for the passport. what can i do to get my child back to uk

[Casa]

I believe Vinny would advise that you can't register a child who is automatically British. You would have to apply directly for a passport.

[CR001]

Or a foreign passport and a CoE or RoA, which also takes a bit of time.