LouWhit

UK citizen living in US for 28 years. I have 2 children in their 20's - US citizens. Did not register their births with British consulate. Can they still apply for British passports as offspring of UK citizen? I would like them to have the freedom to join me in the Uk at anytime after I move back.

37100

Your children are British by descent and entitled to a British passport if you or their father are British otherwise than by descent.

LouWhit

Thank you

JAJ

Except that if they were born before 1983 (not so likely if parent has been in the US only 28 years) and the British parent is the mother, there are additional formalities to acquire British citizenship.

And if the British parent is the father, not married to the mother, they may not be British at all (and not necessarily able to get it, either).

LouWhit

They were born after 1983 (1987 & 1990)and their mother is the UK citizen, so I think they should be able to get them.

37100

I was working on the fact that you said 'living in the US for 28yrs'. My youngest was born in Italy in 1984 and obtained his passport through me. His elder brother, obtained a UK passport same way (British by descent), but had to be registered first so it wasn't as straight forward.

LouWhit

OK Thanks for the info, will do more digging.

JAJ

Based on the facts - your children should apply for British passports if interested to prove whether or not they have citizenship.