Bifa

I have been trawling the web to see if my kids can automatically apply for Britsh passports having been born in Portugal, with portuguese father and never having lived in the UK. Seems that only the father can pass citizenship for children born after a certain date?? Sorry if this has been discussed here already but I couldn't find a thread that wasn't from a father, as oppose to a mother

SanDiegogirl

Are YOU British born and bred?

When were the children born?

Bifa

Yes I am British born and bred, children all born in Portugal

not2old

see if the answer to your question can be found in the official link below

https://www.gov.uk/government/upload..._sept_2015.pdf

Bifa

Thanks that looks more helpful than anything else I've seen online today

HKG3

You can use the link below to apply for British passport outside the UK -

https://www.gov.uk/overseas-passports

You will need to supply a number of documents so that the Passport Office can establish whether the application is valid -

https://www.gov.uk/government/public...uments-group-3

Any supporting documents that are not in English or Welsh will need to be translated.

not2old

To get a British passport for your child

https://www.gov.uk/get-a-child-passport/overview

BritInParis

If you are the mother, you were born in the UK and your children were born in Portugal in 1983 or later then they are already British citizens by descent and therefore you need only to apply for their passports. HKG3 has given you the correct link.

HKG3

The OP will need to be aware that your children, being British Citizens by descent, cannot automatically pass on their British Citizenship to their children (the OP's grandchildren) born outside of the UK.

If the OP's children are coming back to the UK for good, I would suggest that she should register the children's birth with the British Foreign Office. This will make obtaining a birth certificate in the UK easier for the children. Please see link below for more information -

https://www.gov.uk/register-a-birth

Bifa

Thank you for all the replies and links, much appeciated