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my father born in africa british coloney in 1950 he issued british subject passport then my father went to pakistan i born in pakistan 1982 in 2001 i registerd as british overseas citizen reason of my father now my father have a british overseas citizen passport but he never came to a uk i came to uk on 20 ocotber 2001 in 2004 i registerd as british citizen but i registerd a as british by descent after in 2009 i went to pakistan i get married there my wife have a pakistani passport my my child born in pakistan 18 augest 2011 he have a paksian passport i send a my child appliction to home office using mn1 form section 3/2 my fees been taken by a home office i am waiting for a my child to registerd as british citizen my child appliction still in prosses my question is that when u read a mn1 guide they said if u want to registerd your child as a british citizen child grandparent must have a british citizen otherwise by descent but my father have a british overseas citizen passport and i mention before he never came to a uk i am worried what will happen with my child appliction it is still in home office plz tell me they will registerd him as british citizen or not if u need a anymore informotion i can provide it

Children born abroad to parents who are British by descent and who have lived in the United Kingdom in the past wrote:A child will have an entitlement to be registered under section 3(2) of the British Nationality Act 1981 if:

they were born outside the United Kingdom; or
they were born after 21 May 2002 outside any of the British overseas territories; and
they were born to parents, one or both of whom are British citizens by descent; and
the parent who is British by descent was born to a parent (the child's grandparent) who was a British citizen otherwise than by descent (or would have been but for their death); and
the parent who is British by descent lived in the United Kingdom at any time before the child's birth for a continuous period of three years*; and
during the period they were living in the United Kingdom the parent was not absent for more than 270 days; and
the application is made before the child's 18th birthday.

A child registered under section 3(5) of the British Nationality Act 1981 will become a British citizen otherwise than by descent and will be able to pass British citizenship on automatically to any of their children born outside the United Kingdom. If there is a possibility the child may return to live in the United Kingdom before they reach the age of 15, you should consider whether it would be in their best interests to apply under section 3(5) at a later date.