Hi All. I have a question that has me stumped. We are in the US due to go back to the UK in June for a holiday. Im UKC, my wife is USC and our friends who are USC are also coming.
A few years ago our USC friends were in the UK on study/work i recall not visas. The point is they were there legally, and had a baby. The baby was born very close to the departure date of said couple as their visas were due to expire.
Upon the birth they went to the embassy to get her passport and birth registered. This all went fine. They asked about visas but were told not to bother because they were leaving shortly and the process would likely take longer than they were staying in the country. With this advice (wrong embassy giving it i know) they sorted out their final remains in the UK and departed ahead of expiration on visa.
Just prior to departure, they took a day visit to France. On their return they got grilled at POE as their was no valid visa in the babies passport. They explained til they were blue in the face what had occurred, and that they were just a few weeks away from departing the UK for good. The upshot is that a stamp got out into the babies passport LBC 54089
Two questions arise.
Firstly - what does that stamp mean? Can it affect our impending trip to the UK?
Secondly - Does the baby not have British Citizenship being born on British Soil? Should they not have arranged for a British passport?
Look forward to hearing back from you all.
