My Child has a Spanish birth certificate and a British passport as both my husband and myself are British.?

Question

We are going to relocate back to the UK, am I going to have any problems with registering my 7 year old in schools etc without a British Birth certificate? Is it possible to get a British Birth certificate at this late stage?

Answer 1

you shouldnt have any problems at all. a lot of military children are born abroad in germany and cyprus etc and they get into schools fine.

i dont think you will be able to get a british birth certificate as she was born abroad and registered there.

if you know the general area you are moving to look on the net for schools and call a few and they should be able to tell you, but as long as you have your ID with you proving you are her mum and her birth certificate then i am sure you will be fine. As i said military parents have to do it ll the time

Answer 2

Unless the child was registered as a British Citizen (through the local British Consulate), they will not be able to obtain a UK Birth Certificate.  This shouldn't affect their placement at a school or a doctor's surgery, especially as both parents are British.

Answer 3

The birth registration details should have been done within the first year of birth. You should have approached the UK embassy then. It will be very difficult to obtain a UK birth certificate (if not impossible). Most likely this service is only offered to children of UK citizens in countries when the children are not able to have their births registered.

Just use the Spanish birth certificate (check to see if it needs to be translated to English) and check with the UK embassy if it needs to be notorised. That will be fine.

Answer 4

Its not an issue as both parents are British, but pretty sure you will not be issued with a british birth certificate, as your child was not born in the UK