LincolnH Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Hi, I am wondering if anyone has any experience with applying for a UK passport for their child born down under? I am a British Citizen so seems he automatically passes as one? So am about to apply for his UK passport although there seems to be conflicting info on the UK gov site. One part says he automatically qualifies and can apply for a passport the other says I will need to register his as a British Citizen first? Any help would be appreciated thanks Henry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoll Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 If he's "new" and you are a British born citizen then you just apply for his passport. If you are a British citizen by descent then unless you've lived some years in UK before his birth you can't pass your British citizenship to him. https://www.gov.uk/get-a-child-passport/first-child-passport 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LincolnH Posted February 2, 2020 Author Share Posted February 2, 2020 Sweet thanks for reply have just applied for it, need to get grandparents birth certificates now so got to get them to get one as both are lost! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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