Originally Posted by Merlot

What happens if you decide to come back to the UK to have the baby? Just thinking of a friends situation at the moment? She wants to give birth in the UK????

Originally Posted by JAJ

If she and her husband are PRs, then they will need to sponsor the child to migrate to Ausralia. So it may not be a very good idea to have the child born in the UK.

If they're Australian citizens it's different as usually the child would be eligible for Australian citizenship by descent.

Jeremy

Originally Posted by jjonboy

My understanding is both. Baby jones automatically becomes an Aussie citizen upon birth to two permanent residents as long as baby is born in australia and upon application can/ will become a british citizen also.

OZ- www.citizenship.gov.au
UK http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/ind/en/home.html.

Both sites have contact numbers. Not sure of the paperwork side of things particularly for the UK side of things. I'm sure one of the experts will clarify however

Hope this helps

Jonboy

Originally Posted by The Jones Family

Still trying to find out how to apply for a British passport for bub. Used link above but it's not the right one apparently.

Thanks all

Originally Posted by JulesandChris

Start from here for UK Passport Service(Babies & children).
The site has changed since I last looked, but this seems like the right place.

Originally Posted by The Jones Family

I think we can lodge an application at the British Consulate in Perth. Not sure how we get the application though. http://bhc.britaus.net/Contact_us/co...ault.asp?id=30

Originally Posted by JulesandChris

Try the FCO website.
It's a bit of a maze and I ended up back at the Home Office site for overseas passport applications.
I've now found what I was looking for in the first place, you need to go to the British High Consulate in Canberra. Have a mosey here.

Originally Posted by JulesandChris

I took so long to get the info together, you beat me to it.
I went through all of this for some friends over a year ago.
Try this link, then drill down as relevant to your case. the application form is there somewhere I know it.
http://bhc.britaus.net/Passports/pas...ult.asp?id=364

Originally Posted by The Jones Family

Thanks so much for all your help!!

Originally Posted by JulesandChris

No worries.
Where in Dorset where you? I worked in Wincanton just before coming to Oz, and I used to drive through 3 counties, Dorset included, just to get to work.
Now I cycle 5kms. Still it was lovely countryside to drive through, if it was light enough to enjoy.

Originally Posted by KatieStar

Hi again

I have just applied for the passport forms and it has cost a fortune :scared: By my reckoning about $7/8 for the phone call including $3.50 for them to post the forms.

I couldn't download the form from the internet.

Katie

Originally Posted by KatieStar

I think it is our computer set up, it doesn't seem to want to download any forms. LOL it seems to wantus to have to spend money on phonecalls.

Katie