Question about our bundle of joy bump :)

I cant find this answer anywhere but if our daughter is born before we get married or before I am able to get my FLR  visa, will she be a british citizen or a US citizen (my fiancee/the father, is a british citizen) she of course will be born here in the UK ( i am due late october, we should be married by then  but I dont think I will have my FLR by then since it takes several weeks by mail)

Congrats firstly   


if the child is born in the UK I think they will take the mother's citizenship if it's born before you two are married.
I think the dad will be able to claim benefits and also child trust fund benefits....anyone confirm that , please

The child will be a US citizen until your marriage, even if born on British soil to a British father, he must be married to the mother - or the mother have ILR or be a British/EU National herself - in order for the child to be a British national.

oh right. so once we get married (which will be in about a month or so) she will be considered a british citizen when shes born even though I might not have my FLR yet? shes due Oct 24th, so we will be married before shes due, but I probably wont have the FLR

oh right. so once we get married (which will be in about a month or so) she will be considered a british citizen when shes born even though I might not have my FLR yet? shes due Oct 24th, so we will be married before shes due, but I probably wont have the FLR

It's your marriage, rather than the immigration status, that counts for determining the child's nationality.  Once the parents are married, the child is not "considered" British, it *IS* British.  It's important to keep that distinction in mind.

And to Alicia:  yes, confirmed.  He - the British father - should fill out the forms for child benefit  and submit them within 3 months after the child is born.

thats good to know she will be automatically a british citizen when she is born. We are getting married the beginning on August.
My fiancee will be happy to hear that theres no need of filling out an application for her
It would be too stressful on me ,having to fill out a visa application for her as well

Thanks for the quick responses!

My fiancee will be happy to hear that theres no need of filling out an application for her
It would be too stressful on me ,having to fill out a visa application for her as well

The only forms he'll need to fill out/sign are her birth certificate and passport app.  She will need her British passport to enter and leave the UK, but the forms are readily avaiable at the post office.

She'll need a 'long form' birth certificate for her American citizenship - from which the US will generate  her Certificate of Birth Abroad.  There's an extra charge for this, but the Register House when you take her to register her birth can provide them. 

The US Consulate or Embassy can post you the appropriate forms before the baby's born so you'll have them all filled out for your appointment - when I had our daughter, I didn't have to take her into the Consulate to swear her oath and put in her papers, but I understand now the child has to be seen in person as well.