View Poll Results: Will you register your American Born child with the British Embassy?
Yes, I'm proud to be British and my child will be too!
26
83.87%
No, thats $500+ worth of beer.
1
3.23%
I think I might do later, see how it all goes.
2
6.45%
I am non commital on the subject!
2
6.45%
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Are you going to Register you American Born kids as Brits?
Dec 9th 2005, 2:12 pm
#16
Back where I belong!
Joined: Aug 2005
Location: Melbourne, Oz to Banbury, England to El Mirage, AZ & now back to England!
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Re: Are you going to Register you American Born kids as Brits?
Usually if the rules do change, it changes by date, as in...'if you were born after so & so, you are no longer entitled...' & the date is usually around the time the new rule takes effect. So by waiting it shouldn't be too much of a problem.
Dec 9th 2005, 2:30 pm
#17
I'm back!
Joined: Jul 2002
Location: Richmond, VA, USA
Posts: 4,316
Re: Are you going to Register you American Born kids as Brits?
Originally Posted by Patrick
I cant seem to change it, sorry, ignore the Im british thing then
~ Jenney
Dec 10th 2005, 12:50 am
#18
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 307
Re: Are you going to Register you American Born kids as Brits?
Originally Posted by Partystar
Usually if the rules do change, it changes by date, as in...'if you were born after so & so, you are no longer entitled...' & the date is usually around the time the new rule takes effect. So by waiting it shouldn't be too much of a problem.
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Dec 10th 2005, 2:10 am
#19
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Re: Are you going to Register you American Born kids as Brits?
Originally Posted by Partystar
Usually if the rules do change, it changes by date, as in...'if you were born after so & so, you are no longer entitled...' & the date is usually around the time the new rule takes effect. So by waiting it shouldn't be too much of a problem.
It doesn't always work that way.
If children *automatically* acquire British citizenship then a law change would not strip them of that status if they already had it. It would only affect those born after a future date.
However where a child is not a British citizen automatically, and needs to apply for a Certificate of Registration, then a law change could affect anyone (date of birth irrelevant) who had not been *granted* British citizenship.
Jeremy
