Hello there.
I need some help. I am a brit living in the usa. Planning on moving back to the uk. I have 2 american born boys. One 6 years and one 12 weeks old. Is a uk passport enough proof that they are british citizens or do I have to apply for birth certificates? My husband will be joining us on a spouse visa at a later time.

Thanks
Rachel

British passports will suffice by themselves as evidence of British citizenship although you should consider registering their births in order to future-proof their evidence of British citizenship.

Ok. Thank you for your help.

Hi uksweetie,
Like you I am planning on moving back to the uk this summer with US wife and three US born kids. I got Brit passports for the kids late last year. No problems. Very quick. And from what I understand that is all we need for the kids. Wifes spouse visa is a whole other issue. If you are not familiar with the process and costs I suggest you get familiar as the requirements can be difficult (see wiki above).
Good luck
Cheers
Nigel

As US citizens, your boys are required by US law to use US passports to travel to and from the USA.

After reading more about the spouse visa i am getting very confused. Can i go over with the kids and get a job that pays min 18.600 and then after 6 months apply for my US husband to come over on a spouse visa? Can someone explain in simple terms to me? This is driving me nuts this whole process, it was easier to become a resident to the usa!!

In a nutshell, yes. If you have been earning that much or more in the US for the last six months AND have a job offer in the UK which pays the same then your husband can come with you when you move. Otherwise you will have to go on ahead.

So as long as I go ahead first and get a job earn money etc.. then he can come at a later date. Which was the plan anyway. My mum is sorting out a house and car for us.. things can still work out. I hope!

The way UK Immigration rules split up the families of UK citizens married to non-EU spouses is barbaric. I just don't understand why there are any restrictions on a UK citizen living in the UK with their immediate family.

Because David Cameron has promised to bring net migration down to below 100,000 per annum by the next election and currently it has risen above 200,000. Not being able to control EEA immigration the Tories are cracking down any and all non-EEA immigration they can.

Wow... that's something I had never even considered. Can you register a child (born overseas) in the UK? I'm interested but would appreciate clarification... what would you be registering for/as, if the child was already registered as born overseas (in my case, in Australia)?

Could this be done when the "child" was any age?

Registering the birth of a British citizen overseas is not mandatory to receive British citizenship (like Australia) or to access a British passport (like the US, Canada, New Zealand, etc..) but it does give you a British-style birth certificate which states each parent's claim to British citizenship as well as the child's. New copies of the certificate can be ordered at any time from the GRO for a nominal fee which may be handy for your grandchildren in 50 years time. There's no time limit on when a birth can be registered.

However you cannot register a birth in any of the 'old Commonwealth' countries like Australia, Canada, New Zealand or South Africa as they are considered to operate a birth registration system too similar to the UK. Any birth certificate issued in those countries should be accepted in the UK for the same purposes as a British birth certificate.