Thinking of Moving Home to UK, My wife and Children and US citizens. Where do I start
Feb 21st 2016, 2:41 am
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Thinking of Moving Home to UK, My wife and Children and US citizens. Where do I start
Hi All,
Its been a very long time since I have been on here. Its been 5 years since I moved to the States. I am a permanent Resident on a 10 year Green card at the moment. I live just outside Chicago I have a wife of 7 years, a 3 year old son and another boy on the way. In the next couple of years I am considering moving us all back.
Firstly, My son still needs his UK citizenship The UK Consulate in Chicago embarrassingly bad. They won't help with anything. How do I do this.
Secondly, The Gov for Moving back with my family are more confusing the the US ones were! Where do I start and whats the requirements of me?
Please if anyone can help I would gladly appreciate it.
Thanks
Gary
Its been a very long time since I have been on here. Its been 5 years since I moved to the States. I am a permanent Resident on a 10 year Green card at the moment. I live just outside Chicago I have a wife of 7 years, a 3 year old son and another boy on the way. In the next couple of years I am considering moving us all back.
Firstly, My son still needs his UK citizenship The UK Consulate in Chicago embarrassingly bad. They won't help with anything. How do I do this.
Secondly, The Gov for Moving back with my family are more confusing the the US ones were! Where do I start and whats the requirements of me?
Please if anyone can help I would gladly appreciate it.
Thanks
Gary
Feb 21st 2016, 2:57 am
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Re: Thinking of Moving Home to UK, My wife and Children and US citizens. Where do I s
Update, I am Fully British, Not by Decent. I am reading that I can just apply for my sons passport,
Do I need a British Birth certificate for him?
Do I need a British Birth certificate for him?
Feb 21st 2016, 4:16 am
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Re: Thinking of Moving Home to UK, My wife and Children and US citizens. Where do I s
Just apply for your son's passport, he's already a British citizen: https://www.gov.uk/overseas-passports
Is your wife a US citizen? If so, you'll need to sponsor her & meet the financial requirements:
https://www.gov.uk/remain-in-uk-family
The subject is quite extensively covered in the wiki.
Lastly, consider getting your US citizenship before returning to the UK.
Is your wife a US citizen? If so, you'll need to sponsor her & meet the financial requirements:
https://www.gov.uk/remain-in-uk-family
The subject is quite extensively covered in the wiki.
Lastly, consider getting your US citizenship before returning to the UK.
Feb 21st 2016, 1:41 pm
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Re: Thinking of Moving Home to UK, My wife and Children and US citizens. Where do I s
If you are a British citizen otherwise than by descent then your US-born children will automatically be British citizens by descent. You can register their births with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in the UK in order to obtain their consular birth certificates. Whilst recommendable it is not a prerequisite to applying for their British passports.
You, as the British citizen, will need to meet certain financial requirements in order to sponsor your wife for a spouse visa. These are considered quite onerous and the Home Office will have no compunction in refusing your wife's application if you do not provide sufficient or correct evidence that demonstrate you meet these requirements. A general overview is available on the wiki.
Does your wife have any recent European ancestry, parents, grandparents or great-grandparents? If so she may be eligible for an EU/EEA passport which would allow her to avoid having to apply for a spouse visa.
You, as the British citizen, will need to meet certain financial requirements in order to sponsor your wife for a spouse visa. These are considered quite onerous and the Home Office will have no compunction in refusing your wife's application if you do not provide sufficient or correct evidence that demonstrate you meet these requirements. A general overview is available on the wiki.
Does your wife have any recent European ancestry, parents, grandparents or great-grandparents? If so she may be eligible for an EU/EEA passport which would allow her to avoid having to apply for a spouse visa.
