Applying for spouse visa. Do children need British passports?
Jul 18th 2015, 1:50 pm
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Applying for spouse visa. Do children need British passports?
I am a British citizen married to an American woman. I'm about to apply for her to immigrate to the UK. I am exempt from the £18,600 income requirement.
We have two children, the younger of whom (a British citizen through me, but born in the U.S.) does not yet have a British passport. He only has an American passport. He will be moving here with my wife when she immigrates.
Do I need to apply for a British passport for our child before we can send off for my wife's immigration? If we don't get him a British passport, will he be treated for immigration purposes as a non-British dependent of my wife's for whom I would need to show financial maintenance?
Thanks for your replies.
We have two children, the younger of whom (a British citizen through me, but born in the U.S.) does not yet have a British passport. He only has an American passport. He will be moving here with my wife when she immigrates.
Do I need to apply for a British passport for our child before we can send off for my wife's immigration? If we don't get him a British passport, will he be treated for immigration purposes as a non-British dependent of my wife's for whom I would need to show financial maintenance?
Thanks for your replies.
Jul 18th 2015, 4:06 pm
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Re: Applying for spouse visa. Do children need British passports?
Yes you need to get him a British passport.
Without it you are going to get questions at Immigration when he enters the UK. In addition, without the UK passport he will only get a visitor stamp when he enters the UK, so you have to get him a Brit passport at some time.
Without it you are going to get questions at Immigration when he enters the UK. In addition, without the UK passport he will only get a visitor stamp when he enters the UK, so you have to get him a Brit passport at some time.
Jul 18th 2015, 6:21 pm
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