Registration of child born 2005 to unmarried british dad

[sayo]

I am new to this forum and would really appreciate if you can help me .

I have a son that was born in rep. of ireland in 2005 to a british father, who lives in uk. I am ghanian resident in ireland and not married to the father of my child.

I would like to know if my son can register as a british citizen by descent .his father is british citizen by naturalisation before the birth of my son.

If possible, can i register him at the british embassy in ireland or will the father have to do in uk, though the child is resident with me here in ireland

If successful, can he then apply for british passport and how long will take

I would really apprecaite ur advise please

[JAJ]

I am new to this forum and would really appreciate if you can help me .

I have a son that was born in rep. of ireland in 2005 to a british father, who lives in uk. I am ghanian resident in ireland and not married to the father of my child.

I would like to know if my son can register as a british citizen by descent .his father is british citizen by naturalisation before the birth of my son.

If possible, can i register him at the british embassy in ireland or will the father have to do in uk, though the child is resident with me here in ireland

If successful, can he then apply for british passport and how long will take

I would really apprecaite ur advise please

Yes, you can normally register the child as a British citizen, assuming the father is British by naturalisation in the United Kingdom. If the father is British by registration or some other way, it may not be possible.

Application should be made on form MN1.
http://www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk/britis ... ishfather/

As the child is in the Republic of Ireland, application must be made to the British Embassy in Dublin. They will forward the application to the Home Office in Liverpool for a decision.

The British Embassy will need to advise you the correct fee in Euros. They do not put the information on their website, but you should contact:

Telephone: (01) 2053700
Fax: (01) 2053890
Email: consular.dubli@fco.gov.uk

There is an (expensive) call centre for passport applications that they may try to ask you to call instead. Be assertive and insist that all you need to know is the fee for making an application for child registration (as a British citizen) on form MN1 under the British Nationality Act. It will be the Euro equivalent of GBP400 + a consular fee. You also need to know what method of payment they will accept.

I would recommend emailing rather than the telephone, in the first instance.

Once your son is registered as a British citizen (it takes around 2 months) then you can apply for him to have a British passport.

Out of interest - has the child also got an Irish passport? He is entitled to one, even under the new nationality laws in Ireland.

[sayo]

Thank you very much , will do asp. Yes he has an irish passport , i hope that wouldnt be a disadvantage for the british passport , thought uk allow for dual citizenship.

[JAJ]

Thank you very much , will do asp. Yes he has an irish passport , i hope that wouldnt be a disadvantage for the british passport , thought uk allow for dual citizenship.

Dual citizenship is allowed, so no problems there. Let us know how you get on with the Embassy. If you encounter real problems then there may be work-arounds but try to use the information you've been given first.