UK Passports for Adopted US Children
Dec 26th 2020, 2:01 pm
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UK Passports for Adopted US Children
Hi.
Looking for any advice on how (if possible) to get British passports for my adopted kids living in USA. I was born in the UK, but moved to the US twenty years ago when I was 25. I'm married to a US citizen and have my US citizenship too. Except for a few trips here and there I haven’t spent much time in the UK since leaving and currently have no plan to move back there.
We adopted two girls from China (US citizens now) and my eldest (aged 16) is asking if she can get UK citizenship. Been reading a bunch online but nothing seems to apply exactly and the adoption might throw an extra wrinkle in there too.
Anyone had anything similar? Any insight is appreciated
-thanks
Looking for any advice on how (if possible) to get British passports for my adopted kids living in USA. I was born in the UK, but moved to the US twenty years ago when I was 25. I'm married to a US citizen and have my US citizenship too. Except for a few trips here and there I haven’t spent much time in the UK since leaving and currently have no plan to move back there.
We adopted two girls from China (US citizens now) and my eldest (aged 16) is asking if she can get UK citizenship. Been reading a bunch online but nothing seems to apply exactly and the adoption might throw an extra wrinkle in there too.
Anyone had anything similar? Any insight is appreciated
-thanks
Dec 26th 2020, 5:43 pm
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Re: UK Passports for Adopted US Children
https://www.gov.uk/get-a-child-passp...ity%20purposes.
The above gives all info
As you have not lived in the UK for 20 years sounds like you may not qualify....
The above gives all info
As you have not lived in the UK for 20 years sounds like you may not qualify....
Last edited by SanDiegogirl; Dec 26th 2020 at 5:45 pm.
Dec 27th 2020, 3:05 am
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Re: UK Passports for Adopted US Children
Your children should be eligible for registration as British citizens. Not a cheap process but it will make them eligible for British passports.
https://www.gov.uk/government/public...sh-citizenship
https://www.gov.uk/government/public...sh-citizenship
Dec 27th 2020, 5:22 am
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Re: UK Passports for Adopted US Children
Is the following statement not relevant and in accordance with the link I gave:
The OP has not lived in the UK for 20 years and the children were adopted in the US.
2. Hague Convention adoptions
If your child’s final adoption order is certified as having been made in accordance with the terms of the Hague Convention on inter-country adoption and at least one of the adoptive parents was a British citizen at the time the adoption order was made and the adopting parent (or in the case of a joint adoption, both adopting parents), was (were) habitually resident in the UK at the time of the final adoption order, then the child will automatically become a British citizen.The OP has not lived in the UK for 20 years and the children were adopted in the US.
Dec 27th 2020, 9:53 am
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Re: UK Passports for Adopted US Children
Is the following statement not relevant and in accordance with the link I gave:
The OP has not lived in the UK for 20 years and the children were adopted in the US.
2. Hague Convention adoptions
If your child’s final adoption order is certified as having been made in accordance with the terms of the Hague Convention on inter-country adoption and at least one of the adoptive parents was a British citizen at the time the adoption order was made and the adopting parent (or in the case of a joint adoption, both adopting parents), was (were) habitually resident in the UK at the time of the final adoption order, then the child will automatically become a British citizen.The OP has not lived in the UK for 20 years and the children were adopted in the US.
Dec 27th 2020, 2:05 pm
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Re: UK Passports for Adopted US Children
I adopted my American born newborn in New Jersey back in 2015 and registered him with the British Embassy. I was a naturalized American citizen back in 1999. Just lots of paperwork to fill in, but I had no issues at all.
