Carrianne

Hi All,

Just wondering our daughter was born here and we want to now apply for her British passport. Do we have to register her as a British Citizen before doing so ?

Thanks in advance

Carrianne

JAJ

Was at least one parent born in the United Kingdom, Channel Islands or Isle of Man?

And when was your daughter born?

njk435

I don't think you need to register her, just apply for a passport through the High Commission. There's loads of info on their site about passports etc.

JAJ

Depends on circumstances.

Pomster

we were Australian citizens when our daughter was born to us and both parents British by birth.
However Mr P was British by descent - he was born outside UK to a British father- so could not pass on his 'Britishness' to our daughter. However I was Brit born in UK, so she got her passport through me.
We did not have to register her- just supply all relevant docs (showing I was a Brit born in UK) and huge fee and sent off application.
If you google for British High Commission you will get the website in Canberra which has all req forms.

JAJ

That's one of the circumstances where it may be possible to register the child as British (if child isn't a citizen based on the other parent) if certain additional criteria are met. But there is a time limit to apply and many people miss out.

Carrianne

Hi,

We are both from the UK and have now got dual citizenship, my daughter was born last year here in Oz.

When I go on the passport website and read the passport application and all the forms, it doesn't say I need to register her. As it cost over a $1000

dshole

This is the same situation for us, I would also like to know if I have to register my daughter as a British citizen.

JAJ

If when you say "from the UK" you mean born in the UK, you don't have to register her (in fact you can't because citizenship is automatic). Just apply for her British passport.

Carrianne

Yes born and thank you.

JohnoBronco

I found this website most confusing hence me checking on here

michael_w

We have dual UK/Aust citizenship. We wanted to get UK passports for our kids but we are waiting until we visit the UK to do this. One thing to watch out for - if your kids get British passports here in Australia they will be classed as 'British by descent' and will not be able to pass on their citizenship to their children. If they apply for passports while you are "residing" in the UK they get full UK citizenship. So we plan to go back to the UK for an extended stay at some point to do that.

Ozzidoc

Your kids being British by descent needn't be a drama for your future grandkids, as things stand at the moment. Ancestry visa is the answer.

JAJ

That is wrong. The place where they are first issued passports is irrelevant with respect to whether they are British "by descent" or otherwise.

mississippi

My OH was born in the UK - left in the 90's and we have just applied and got British passports for our Australian born children. The UK passport website info and the form is confusing because it does mention "registering" but we did not register them, qw only had to supply the relevant documentation (proof of who we are etc, marriage docs) and send the payment. Hardest thing was trying to get the photos as the UK now have the biometrics and the sizes are different from those required for an Australian passport, so it was hard to find a photographer here in Australia who could do the correct sizes!