jobounce Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Hello, I'm looking for help on how to get a British passport for my grand daughter. My daughter was born in Thailand and has her birth registered at the British embassy and has a British passport and birth certficate. Can she apply for a British passport for her daughter at the embassy as a British citizen? Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polar Bear Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 It depends on when they were born and how your daughter got her citizenship. https://www.gov.uk/apply-citizenship-british-parent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewsterbudgen Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 2 hours ago, jobounce said: Hello, I'm looking for help on how to get a British passport for my grand daughter. My daughter was born in Thailand and has her birth registered at the British embassy and has a British passport and birth certficate. Can she apply for a British passport for her daughter at the embassy as a British citizen? Thank you Your daughter is British by Descent so cannot pass on her British citizenship to her daughter, if she too was born in Thailand. Technically, anyway, but there may be a way round it if you consult a specialist. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jobounce Posted February 10 Author Share Posted February 10 Thank you for the information, that is what I feared, will look into it further, appreciate the replies thank you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddy42OZ Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 On 2/10/2024 at 8:32 PM, jobounce said: Thank you for the information, that is what I feared, will look into it further, appreciate the replies thank you Where was the father born? I was born outside of the UK, so my British Citizenship is by Descent and therefore for my kids to get British citizenship they would either have to be born in the UK, or their mother would need to have been born in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nahkit Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 On 2/10/2024 at 7:30 PM, brewsterbudgen said: Your daughter is British by Descent so cannot pass on her British citizenship to her daughter, if she too was born in Thailand. Technically, anyway, but there may be a way round it if you consult a specialist. I'd always thought that if you are British by Descent then there is no automatic right for you to pass on British citizenship to your child but at the same time there was nothing to stop you from applying and having the case assessed on its individual merits. Been a long time since I looked into this so things may have changed and I could be totally wrong, but its something I would be interested in obtaining an answer to as my grandchildren fall into this category also. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewsterbudgen Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 10 hours ago, nahkit said: I'd always thought that if you are British by Descent then there is no automatic right for you to pass on British citizenship to your child but at the same time there was nothing to stop you from applying and having the case assessed on its individual merits. Been a long time since I looked into this so things may have changed and I could be totally wrong, but its something I would be interested in obtaining an answer to as my grandchildren fall into this category also. It hasn't changed. If you're British by Descent you cannot pass on your citizenship to children born abroad. However, there are exceptions so definitely worth pursuing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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