Deciding nationality for my baby

[ashraj]

Hi there,

I am a Portuguese citizen who gained the nationality around Nov 2015(Previously Indian citizen but gained nationality based on my Mom's EU nationality). My husband who is an Indian citizen and here currently residing on the "EU family member residence card". We both came to UK on Indian passports and tier-2 ICT visas in April 2010 and have been continuously living here since.

Will my baby be eligible for a british Passport considering we have lived here for more than 8 years although not entirely on my EU nationality but we have p60 and other documentation to prove our stay of 8 years. Currently in fix on which nationality should we go for:
- Indian( straight forward but need british visa for my baby)
- Portuguese( Tricky as out marriage needs to be registered in Portugal according to theie website before we apply)
-British

Any clues/guidance on this would be deeply appreciated.

[vinny]

Unfortunately, you would have be a qualified (EU) person for at least 5 years in the UK before acquiring PR. Therefore, any baby born in the UK prior to a parent aquiring PR or ILR wouldn’t automatically be British.

[Obie]

Unless credible claim to enforceable EU rights can be made before the Portuguese citizenship was granted, or the Portuguese citizenship had effect since birth, I believe Vinny's advise is indeed sound.

[ashraj]

Thank you so much for the guidance.

So, I will as you suggested go for the Indian passport option which is the quickest and the cheapest. Do I need to apply for a similiar "EU family member residence card" for my baby as well or do we have any thing quicker for EU children as my husband's card took 6 months to arrive.

Regards,

[secret.simon]

Was the child registered with the Portuguese authorities for the purposes of citizenship and does it have Portuguese citizenship?

Also, as somebody who has acquired Portuguese citizenship through descent and in connection with Goa, can you have a look at this query and assist that user by answering that thread?