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Hi!
Hope someone can help me! I was born in UK and my twins were born in Hong Kong last year. I'm currently trying to complete the MN1 form to apply for their British Citizenship by descent and i have a few questions.

I am British Citizen Otherwise by descent. My husband is not.
Do I have to send all of the following documents? Or only those that apply to this application?
i) Father is non British, so I don't need to send our marriage certificate at all?
ii) Full photocopy of my passport is needed or the original copy?
iii) Any need of the grandparent's documents/marriage certificate? I think not, but am asking in case
iv)Evidence of Residence- I have lived in UK for 26 years until recently. So i guess i am under section 3(2)?
How do I show that I have been there for more than 3 years? Would a copy of my UK University Degree be enough?

Copied from MN1 guide

Child born abroad to British citizen parents
 Child’s birth certificate showing the parents’ names
 Parents’ marriage certificate (if the father is a British citizen)
 British parent’s birth certificate or passport*
 British grandparent’s birth certificate, registration or naturalisation
certificate or passport*
 Grandparents’ marriage certificate
 Evidence of residence *
o Section 3(2) – evidence that the British parent lived in the UK for a
period of 3 years at some time before the child’s birth
o Section 3(5) – evidence that the child and both parents have lived in
the UK for 3 years immediately before the date of application.
*If you are required to send your parent’s or grandparent’s British passport and
you are making your application by post you can send a complete and full copy of
their current passport. Every page of the passport must be copied including any
blank pages.

Thanks in advance! i'm grateful for any advice!

If you are a British citizen otherwise than by descent, your children are automatically British citizens by descent. There is no need to register them on Form MN1. Apply directly for their British passport, with proof of your British citizenship otherwise than by descent.

secret.simon wrote:If you are a British citizen otherwise than by descent, your children are automatically British citizens by descent. There is no need to register them on Form MN1. Apply directly for their British passport, with proof of your British citizenship otherwise than by descent.

Oh, so we have been looking in the wrong place the whole time! Thanks for advising!

secret.simon wrote:If you are a British citizen otherwise than by descent, your children are automatically British citizens by descent. There is no need to register them on Form MN1. Apply directly for their British passport, with proof of your British citizenship otherwise than by descent.

It would also be recommended to obtain consular birth certificates for the children (if they are born in a country where the service is offered). This offers both an easily replaceable, English language birth certificate plus a stand-alone proof of British citizenship that unlike a passport, does not have an expiry date. https://www.gov.uk/register-a-birth