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British citizenship - born on or after 1 January 1983
Being born in the UK doesn’t automatically give you British citizenship.
If you were born on or after 1 January 1983, you will be a British citizen if your mother or father was either:
a British citizen when you were born
‘settled’ in the UK when you were born
In most cases you will be a British citizen if your mother or father was born or naturalised in the UK.
If you were born before July 2006, your father’s British nationality will pass to you only if he was married to your mother at any time.
If your circumstances are more complicated, you can get more information on the UK Border Agency website.
The OP and the children's mother were not married at the time of their birth.Parent
A parent is the biological mother of a child, the biological father if he was married to the mother when the child was born or if he can prove paternity, or the adoptive mother or father of a child who has been legally adopted. For children born before 1 July 2006 citizenship could not be passed on from a father if he was not married to the child’s mother.