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Baby Born overseas with a British Citizen Father
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 10:58 am
by jesswongwong
I got ILF for 8months and my husband got BC 3years ago.
I am now pregnant and I prepare go back to my own country Hong Kong to give birth for my first baby as my family can take care of me.
I prepare to return UK with baby when baby is 2months old
I know my baby got the BC from father
Baby can get a HK passport for returning UK so i think no visa is needed, but I dont know how to apply for baby UK passport when we back to UK
Should I still use MN1 form or just apply British Passport from the IPS directly?
anyone can help?
Re: Baby Born overseas with a British Citizen Father
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 11:01 am
by Lucapooka
Why don't you apply for the child's British passport in HK?
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 11:26 am
by jesswongwong
As Hong Kong allows dual citizenship . So it's better for baby get hk passport for travelling China later.
By the way , Do you mean I can apply passport directly from identity passport services in UK rather than using the MN1 form ?
I don't apply in hong kong as I am afraid waiting long time on hk as hishabnd need to work in uk ASAP.
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 11:31 am
by Lucapooka
If the child is British be descent there is no need for registration first.
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 11:33 am
by jesswongwong
Thanks a lot
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 11:35 am
by jesswongwong
Then just fill in the form to apply passport like baby born in uk , right ?
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 11:38 am
by vinny
jesswongwong wrote:As Hong Kong allows dual citizenship .
Get both HK and
UK passports in HK.
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 11:45 am
by jesswongwong
Is it necessary to get uk passport in hong kong before returning uk?
I check that if I made application of uk passport in hong kong .
The office actually send my application back to uk for processing .
So if baby got no difficulties to land uk , then I would apply passport in uk .
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 12:06 am
by vinny
jesswongwong wrote:Is it necessary to get uk passport in hong kong before returning uk?
No, not necessary, if HK passport holder can easily enter the UK.
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 4:04 pm
by jesswongwong
Thanks
Then I just get hk passport first
Apply the passport for baby in uk from the identity and passport services directly, right ?