I am a british citizen with british passport.i have twins with a south african can they get brit passport?

Question

we currently live in south africa and the twins were born here. we are not currently married but the babies are registered in my name.the twins are 1 month old and we plan to get married but trying to get questions answered through relevant channels in this country i`ve found extremely tedious

Answer 1

The simple answer is YES, if you are a British citizen OTHER than by descent.

The simple way to do it is to apply at the British Embassy, providing proof of your British citizenship other than by descent (for example, a birth certificate showing that you were born in the UK before 1983).

Answer 2

you need to simply address yourself at the British high commission in South Africa to register your children's birth, for that you will have to have your birth certificate, the children's, make a copy of your passport, and the mother's birth certificate as well, please go to this web page,i have already put it at the correct page for you, right side of the page:

http://www.britishhighcommission.gov.uk/...

your children fall under the :

lex sanguinis: By descent if one of the parents is a British citizen otherwise than by descent (for example by birth, adoption, registration or naturalisation in the United Kingdom

it is not that difficult to do and it is a right.......

Answer 3

Answer is yes.  As long as you are British citizens and you can prove by DNA that you fathered twins in SA. Bring all these documents and request British passport for the twins. If there is any problem, consult an attorney from London.

Answer 4

It looks like you have to plant yourself at the emabassy or find a lawyer that is experienced with all of this.

I went through something similar and the laws are so convoluted it is not even funny. South Africa is one a the few countries where you can not just go and register at the embassy. But the birth abroad cannot be registered if one went to the UK. Then there is automatic citizenship, registering citizenship and naturalization. It could be that you are not married could be a serious plus. Then there is this whole British subject thing, born between this years and that..... just a mess.

I find it hard to believe the embassy cannot give you this information as this has to be a common thing. How many thousands of people have a baby while on holiday.

I was born in the UK to a brit and an american father so I had both birth certificates and a US passport. All of the laws were confusing and I spent hours (here and there over the years) on the net trying to figure out how to add a UK passport. Called, emailed, etc. etc. Gave up and would occasionly return to it but it was not super needed.

One day though I just went to the UK embassy in the US and said I need an appointment to speak w. someone and would sit all day if I had to. The functionaries kept shifting me off but I said "I will wait". I finally got an upper level person who told me all I needed to know and approved me in 15 minutes.

Your thing is not the same but it is a thought.