Baby passport(s)

[simongr]

Hi all

As some of you might know we were blessed with the birth of babygr earlier this year. More importantly he now has his first flights booked in J to the UK for a visit to family and friends.

So here come the complicated questions...

I am a UK citizen (currently going through the process of obtaining dual citizenship in Oz). Mrssimongr is a dual UK/Oz citizen. babygr will have an australian issued child's passport (I only realised today that he would need one) and I am unsure how he gets a UK passport as he will be entitled to dual citizenship (anyone with a guide to getting UK citizenship for a child of two UK citizens whilst being born in Oz - please could you pass it on).

So on the assumption that he gets an Oz passport and travels with us to the UK which channel do we go through on entering the UK. Both mrssimongr and I can go through the UK citizens channel under our UK passports but he wont have a UK passport.

This isn't such a big deal at the baby stage but when he is four and doing the same thing - is this going to be an issue?

Will it also be questioned as to why two people with UK passports are transporting a child with an Oz passport?

I hadn't realised how complex travelling with Children was...

 

[Chook legs]

Hi Simongr,
My wife is brittish and still on UK passport, myself and two young children have Aus passports. We have been back a couple of times and always travelled through the UK entry lane.
Actually the first time my wife and I went back alone I stood in the epic visitor lane and she went through the UK lane. When I finally got to the counter I was informed I could have gone through with her. At that stage, unlike here, they didn't have that written on the sign!!!!
I doubt you will be questioned at all as to why you are both UK and have an aussie son. its quite common. Friends of ours just did it no problems.

Interested to know about getting the boys there UK passports as well.

Cheers
Chook Legs

 

[ColinP]

My son is (was) in the same position as babygr i.e. Born in Aus with both parents UK citizens with Permanent resident status in Aus.

I can't remember the details involved with getting his UK passport (in 2004) but it was certainly no problem.
iirc we downloaded forms from the britaus website now called UK in Australia - the British High Commission in Australia

At about the same time, MrsP and I became Aus citizens and now all three of us have dual nationality.

I'm sorry I can't remember the details but it was certainly a painless procedure.

Form C2 is the one you need https://centralcontent-stage.fco.gov.uk/resources/en/pdf/2890942/form-c2

 

[simongr]

I think this link might have some answers on the UK passport front...

How to apply

 

[Timtammi]

I doubt you will have any problems at all. As a previous poster said this is a common scenario!

I have a UK passport (perm aus resident), hubby has a Kiwi one (but lives in Aus) and Ms Timtammi jnr has an aussie passport (born in Aus). We sometimes get comments about the "united nations" but have never had any issues, anywhere we have travelled - and we have been to many, many countries. We always just pick whichever line fits at least one of us and is the most convenient!

Cheers and happy travels

 

[Nigelinoz]

Hi Simon,
Some information here.
Workpermit.com - Immigration - UK - Naturalisation (Citizenship) - Children Born Outside The UK - British Citizenship By Descent Or Otherwise

Cheers.

 

[medhead]

my nephew was just born in Germany to austrlian and Spanish parents. It seemed to be a simple matter of taking the correct forms to the respective consuls, who then issued passports