I have just found this from
www.parliament.uk
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j& ... b-vZXwLj4A
Nationality: children born in the UK with unmarried parents
Standard Note:
SN/HA/3297
Last updated:
3 November 2010
Author:
John Woodhouse and Melanie Gower
Section
Home Affairs
Registration of a child as a British citizen
Separate provisions have enabled children born before July 2006 to be registered as a British citizen if their unmarried father is British. Section 3(1) of the British Nationality Act 1981 (as amended) enables the Secretary of State to register a person as a British citizen whilst they are a minor ‘if he sees fit’. The UKBA website provides the following summary:
We will normally register any child born before 1 July 2006 to a father who is a British citizen father under section 3(1) if the requirements below are met:
•we are satisfied about the paternity of the child; and
•we have the consent of all those with parental responsibility; and
•we are satisfied that if the parents were married:
- the child would have an automatic claim to British citizenship; or
- the child would have an entitlement to registration under sections 1(3), 3(2) or sections 3(5) of the British Nationality Act 1981; or
- we would normally have registered the child under section 3(1); and
•if the child is over 10 year of age, they are of good character.
In these circumstances, registration under section 3(1) of the British Nationality Act would be at our discretion, if we think it is reasonable under the circumstances.
To be satisfied of the child's paternity we would usually expect you to provide:
•a birth certificate issued within one year of the child's birth naming the child's father; or
•any other evidence such as DNA test reports or court orders relevant to paternity
If you are unable to provide the above evidence, we will normally accept that a man is the father of a child if:
•paternity has been acknowledged in some other official context, for example if the child was born abroad and the relationship has been accepted for United Kingdom immigration purposes; or
•
he has stated that he is the father and we have confirmation of that from the mother, providing there is no evidence to suggest that their evidence is false.
The way i understand all of the above,that there is still a chance, even if were not married , for my son to get his fathers British nationality. Did i understand this correct ?
The last highlighted bit , seems a bit too easy ?????
Other evidence we have is maintenance papers from Child Support Agency , JUST WONDER IF THAT WOULD BE ENOUGH ?
