I thought I would re-open this topic with a few more details about my background and hopefully someone can explain to me the reason for not being able to apply for UK citizenship for my newborn daughter: Me: British by descent (from my parents), born abroad while parents on business. Not married to ...

Hi all. Maybe someone here can explain to me why I cannot pass on British citizenship to my newborn daughter. Some info below to explain to you my background: Me: British by descent (from my parents), born abroad while parents on business. Not married to the mother (yet). My Father: British ...

read it. I tick all the boxes for passing my citizenship to my daughter, nowhere does it say that me or my parent's had to be born in the UK for my own newborn daughter to be eligible to get a UK birth certificate which is what was told to me today at the consulate. if you read info in the link ...

This is what the lady at the consulate in Cyprus told me via email: `You are not entitled to pass down entitlement to British Citizenship to your daughter as you got your nationality by descent, see paragraph below: British citizenship may descend to one generation born abroad. So if you were born ...

read it. I tick all the boxes for passing my citizenship to my daughter, nowhere does it say that me or my parent's had to be born in the UK for my own newborn daughter to be eligible to get a UK birth certificate which is what was told to me today at the consulate.

Cypriot

I am the child's father.

British by descent, meaning I got my citizenship from my father although I was not born in the UK either. I guess this rule does not apply anymore.

Hi everyone, Today I visited the consulate in Nicosia, Cyprus and I was told by the friendly lady behind the counter that my newborn daughter is not eligible in receiving a UK birth certificate because neither I (a British citizen by birth) or any of my two parent's (both of whom are British ...