stepowell

Guys,

I am a UK citizen now a resident in the U.S . My son was born in the u.s and is 3 years old. I want to make him a dual citizen.
Has anyone every done this ? The websites make hard work of it. I am wondering if form MN1 is the correct application ?

ian-mstm

He already IS a dual citizen. What you're after, is proof that he's a UK citizen (since being born in the US automatically made him a USC).


Yes. You could also just apply for a UK passport for him... and go from there!

Ian

Marocco

Actually, the OP has not posted enough information to determine if the son is indeed a British citizen (e.g. if the OP was not born or naturalised in the UK, then this may not be the case).

stepowell

Yes, I was born in the u.k and lived there for 30 years.

thanks guys

JAJ

Read, absorb, etc,
http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Britis...en_Born_Abroad

stepowell

Thanks JAJ, so it I just need to get get him a british passport then using form c2. This is the 1st time application if you are :

* aged 15 or younger and
* a UK Citizen applying overseas or
* a British Overseas Territories Citizen or
* a British Overseas Citizen or
* a British Protected Person.

Correct ?

kins

As far as I know you don't NEED to get him a British passport. In fact I'm not entirely convinced that my kids really need them, especially considering the price and hassle of renewing them every five years.

But I'm willing to be convinced otherwise...

Lorna at Vicenza

Kins - I'm not in the USA but the rules are pretty much the same and like you I have never really seen the necessity in getting my kids a British passport and paying out to renew it every five years - but I am going to do it soon and I'll explain why.

My daughter is now 10. If I get her a passport now it will run out when she is 15 and I will have to apply for the renewal that will last just another 5 years.

If I wait until she is 11 then it is just as easy (and just as expensive) as her British mother to get her a passport that will expire when she is 16. At 16 she can then apply for a simple renewal and get a 10 year adult's British passport.

If I don't do this, and at some point in the future she wants or needs a British passport she will have to apply herself as an adult and as a first time applicant and that will probably include a personal interview somewhere and more paperwork.

A renewal of an existing passport already in her name is much easier than a first time applicant. I hope that makes sense.

Noorah101

They will need a British passport if they ever want to go to the UK....otherwise they'll be entering as a USC tourist with limitations, not as a British citizen.

Rene

Jerseygirl

As a visitor to the UK I don't think there's any advantage using a UK PP....unless they are returning as British residents then they should use their UK PP.

kins

Will they though?

My lot each have a US passport that says they're born in the UK. So they'd be entering as UK citizens.

kins

Interesting, I hadn't thought about it that way... maybe I am convinced...

Noorah101

Ah, I had never realized that would be acceptable. Oh...yours were born in the UK. The OP's were born in the USA.

Rene

Bob

Birth in the UK isn't proof of UK citizenship though as the UK ain't like the US in that respect.

But as you said, not much difference unless it's a permanent move as they are allowed to visit for\ 6 months, makes it easier to take part in workers holiday visa for other countries though.

Main thing about getting a UK passport, it's a lot easier now with the proof at hand than when you are dead. Also the reason to get the consular birth cert, in case they lose their UK passport down the line, makes getting a new passport a breeze in comparison.

Nutmegger

The fact that the US passport states they were born in the UK means nothing -- they are still US citizens as they enter the UK unless they do so on a British passport. The first time I went to the UK after naturalizing I wasn't sure what to do and used my US passport to enter. The person looking at it obviously saw where I was born, and asked why I hadn't kept up my UK passport! I've used it at that end ever since. I think you'd be doing them a big favor if you got them a UK passport right away and kept it up, rather than having to sort it out down the line.