Moving back to U.K. with NZ spouse
 

Hi all,
We are originally from the UK & have been living in WA for 11 years & are planning to move back home next year. Our daughter wants to come with us, she is a nurse & married with 3 children all born in WA. Her husband is from NZ, what is the processs

Re: Moving back to U.K. with NZ spouse
 

Presuming that your daughter is a British citizen (you say you and husband are from the UK and imply she was born in the US so sounds as though SHE is British by descent) then SHE has to sponsor her husband AND the three children (they do not have British citizenship) for settlement visas for the UK. If your daughter was born in the UK then the children would be eligible for Brit passports and she would only have to sponsor her husband - please confirm which it is.

Start here:

https://www.gov.uk/join-family-in-uk

She has to prove financial, relationship and accommodation requirements.

The financial requirements are below. Read carefully to see how she can qualify:

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

You (the parents) cannot sponsor or provide third party support.

Alternatively if the NZ husband has British grandparents or European ancestry there are other options.

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In this case, per the OP's posting history, "WA" is Western Australian, not Washington state.

The daughter's husband should look at his family history to see if he is eligible for an ancestry visa, which would be a cheaper and easier alternative than a spouse visa.

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The OP said they'd been in Oz for 11 years but the daughter is a nurse with 3 kids so must be considerably older than 11. :homy:

I think she is likely UKC otherwise than by descent and her kids are so by descent.

Agree on looking at ancestry for the NZ husband.

Re: Moving back to U.K. with NZ spouse
 

Sorry for the lack of information yes our daughter was born in the U.K.

Re: Moving back to U.K. with NZ spouse
 

In that case the daughter only needs to sponsor her husband as the children can get British passports.

All other things I said, still stand.

Reading the financial guidelines to which I provided a link, will tell he how she can qualify.

Re: Moving back to U.K. with NZ spouse
 

..... Unless her husband is eligible for an ancestry visa.

Re: Moving back to U.K. with NZ spouse
 

Thanks for all your help.

Re: Moving back to U.K. with NZ spouse
 

Or EU/EEA passport :)

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..... With Irish, Italian, or perhaps Hungarian being usually mentioned as the easiest to obtain based on ancestry. :nod:

Re: Moving back to U.K. with NZ spouse
 

If the OP's daughter was born in the UK, then the grandchildren are all British Citizen by descent.

The OP's daughter will need to apply for British passports on behalf of her three children. Please see link below -

https://www.mygov.scot/british-passport-overseas/

The OP's daughter may also want to register her three children's birth with the British authorities. The link below gives out details on how to obtain British consular birth certificate -

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

Given the favourable exchange rate just now, the OP's daughter should consider getting British passports and consular birth certificates for all her three kids.

Another point - the OP and family members from the UK should think about applying for Australian citizenship before returning to the UK if they have not already done so.

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If, as now appears to be the case, the children are British citizens by descent, they pretty much need British passports, otherwise they will be stamped into the UK as visitors when they arrive, which will cause all sorts of administrative problems.

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If the children were born in Australia or New Zealand then consular birth registration is not an option but British passports are a must. Applying for Australian citizenship before departing is a good idea if they are not already Australian citizens.

Re: Moving back to U.K. with NZ spouse
 

We are Australian citizens, our daughter is in the process of getting hers now, thanks for your help.