mrfoxy76

My daughter is almost 2 years old and I would like for her to have a UK passport aswel as keep her usa one.

Mother is american, i am uk citizen living in usa with 10yr green card.

sure this question been asked many times in the past but I am struggling to find the correct link on the ukinusa embassy website.

any help appreciated.

thx

Ray

http://ukinusa.fco.gov.uk/en/passports/how-to-apply

callowman

the Link Ray posted is good.

And WELL DONE getting your daughter a british passport

Im in the same boat as you

Im green card holder (will NEVER give up my uk citizenship)

wife is a yank - we got twin girls aged 8 both got UK and US passports.\
-we are even talking about moving to the UK

coral11680

You know if you become a US citizen you don't give up your UK citizenship right? America says you are but the UK doesn't recognize it so you'll still be just as much british as before! I was naturalized March 2007 because I decided to move back to the UK with my family and if we decided we want to return to live I will have no problems with immigration. If you only have a greencard you can only live outside the US for a few months before risking losing your greencard. I would highly recommend getting your citizenship, it as really easy. Much easier than what my hubby has to do to get his permament residency here in the UK!

Louise

Ray

I concur .. its foolish not to ....

Mummy in the foothills

Yeah that

mrfoxy76

thanks i do plan on becoming a us citizen and also keeping my uk one.

i assume i just complete the C2 form with all the documentation i assume i need to send her birth certificate, my british birth certificate and our marriage certificate, any other documents the form is somewhat confusing to me....

JAJ

Probably her mother's birth certificate too. Really recommended to read the form and see what it says ...

You should make a point of getting your child her own British consular birth certificate. It will make it a lot easier for her to renew her passport later on.

callowman

I have to renew my passport too.

I wonder if I still have to find someone "in standing" to co-sign !!

I dont think my US wife had to have someone co-sign her passport??

MsElui

you dont need to get a co-sign on a UK passport renewal unless your new photo is radically different from your old passport photo. ie if they can still tell its you then your okay.


ps did you see the response to your earlier post about not giving up uk citizenship - you can be dual citizen(lots of people on here are) - you dont have to give up one for the other.

callowman

Yes I saw the responses, seems to be the thing to do

but its a mental thing for me...

I just cant get over that stumbling block

-even though both my aunt and uncle became Australian citizens..