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Citizenship of future kiddos
« on: January 03, 2013, 10:23:25 AM »
Hi, all -
Long time no post (tho lurking all the while). In typical post-Christmas visit home to the states depression, I'm mulling over the possibility of moving back, maybe just temporarily, sometime in the very distant future. However, logistics are important. I am a US citizen and plan on getting my UK citizenship ASAP. My husband is a UK citizen BUT NOT BY BIRTH. He is also a NZ citizen.

It's important that all our future kids have both US and UK citizenship (and NZ, but that's not an issue). If we move back to the states and a child is born there, would that child have UK citizenship, considering neither of their parents are UK citizens by birth? Could anyone point me in the direction of where I can I find the answers?

Thanks for all your help.
Sept 2001 - June 2006: studied at the University of Glasgow and the University of Strathclyde
Aug 2010 - Dec 2010: in UK on holiday visa
Jan 2011: issued fiancée visa
July 2011: issued FLR(M)
March 2012: DD1
June 2013: issued ILR
November 2013: DD2


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Re: Citizenship of future kiddos
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2013, 10:51:15 AM »
You would pass on citizenship because you would be a UK citizen otherwise than by descent. UK citizenship only passes through one generation, so if you'd received UK citizenship through a parent, you couldn't pass it on outside the UK, but as a naturalised citizen, you can pass it to your children born outside the UK. However, your children then couldn't pass it on to their children unless those children were born in the UK.
Arrived as student 9/2003; Renewed student visa 9/2006; Applied for HSMP approval 1/2008; HSMP approved 3/2008; Tier 1 General FLR received 4/2008; FLR(M) Unmarried partner approved (in-person) 27/8/2009; ILR granted at in-person PEO appointment 1/8/2011; Applied for citizenship at Edinburgh NCS 31/10/2011; Citizenship approval received 4/2/2012
FINALLY A CITIZEN! 29/2/2012


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Re: Citizenship of future kiddos
« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2013, 10:54:41 AM »
Sweet. Thanks, drsuperll.
Sept 2001 - June 2006: studied at the University of Glasgow and the University of Strathclyde
Aug 2010 - Dec 2010: in UK on holiday visa
Jan 2011: issued fiancée visa
July 2011: issued FLR(M)
March 2012: DD1
June 2013: issued ILR
November 2013: DD2


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