My son was born in the UK in 1990. Does he still have dual citizenship?

Question

In 1990 my husband was stationed in the UK. At the time our son was born we were told he would have dual citizenship. Is this still true. We are both American citizens.

Answer 1

I don't believe that he could be a dual citizen if both of his parents are American and there is no direct relation to a UK citizen relative. I could be totally wrong! But in some countries it is true that if a child is born on their soil it makes them a citizen. It depends on UK law. Does your son have a UK passport? Is his birth certificate a British Birth Certificate or was it an American Certificate issued abroad for military families? I would think that his dual citizenship would be clearly defined by the nature of his birth certificate as well as if there were any passports issued. If you really want to know then contact the British Embassy about it and they will let you know.

My daughter was born abroad in Asia (we were not military at that time). She has a foreign birth certificate and a birth abroad certificate indicating that she is a US citizen because, I as her mother am a US citizen which makes her also one. But she is also a citizen of the country of her birth because her father has citizenship there. She has only had an American passport.

Answer 2

you need to get in touch with one the the UK embassies in the US
here is a list :
Inf Services
Guest: United Kingdom
Host: United States
City: New York
Url: http://www.britain-info.org/

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Type: Mission to the UN
Guest: United Kingdom
Host: United States
City: New York
Url: http://www.ukun.org/

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Type: Consulate
Guest: United Kingdom
Host: United States
City: San Francisco
Url: http://www.britain-info.org/bmtb/cgsf.htm

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Type: Embassy
Guest: United Kingdom
Host: United States
City: Washington
Url: http://www.britainusa.com/embassy/

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yes the UK does allow dual nationalites as well as the US :
HOW DO PEOPLE BECOME DUAL NATIONALS?
People can become dual nationals

# by birth #
by descent, because their parents are citizens of another country
by marriage to a citizen of another country
by naturalisation
by grant of citizenship
by state succession, which can occur when sovereignty over a state changes
so your son is not 18 yet ?
here :Guide MN3 - Registration of a child under 18 as a British Overseas citizen
a guide about the registration of children under 18

This guide and the application form MN3 are for a person who wishes a child under 18 to be registered as a British Overseas citizen.

This guide explains the provisions for registration and tells you how to apply.

Note: If the child is stateless, already holds some other type of British nationality such as British overseas territories citizenship, or was born in the United Kingdom, you should seek further advice before completing the application form.

If you have any questions please write to or telephone:

Home Office Nationality Group
PO Box 306
Liverpool
L2 7XS

Telephone [phone]

please go read the rest here :
http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/applying/nationality/formsandguidance/guidemn3
:-)

Answer 3

that's slightly too out the genealogy for every physique different than the youngster of your super grand mom to get citizenship interior the united kingdom.........case in point my daughter born interior the united kingdom, and we now stay interior the u . s . a . can grant her citizenship [of the united kingdom] to her son born right here interior the u . s . a ., yet he does no longer be waiting to pass all of it the way down to any of his young infants [while he's the right age] a minimum of that's how I understood it from the embassy...........

Answer 4

In order to see if you still have dual citizenship you need to
contact the British Consulate and discuss if his papers are
still registered there..if not, you can request that they are
just provide the proper paperwork and pay the fee

Answer 5

I think you need to contact a British embassy.

Answer 6

Contact the Embassy. Or go to their website. www.britainusa.com/embassy

Answer 7

It's possible, it depends on that country's laws on that. Scan the link I attached, because it states which ones accept it and which countries don't.

Answer 8

he has to go back there to renew it.