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

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 2

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 3

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 4

I think you need to contact a British embassy.

Answer 5

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.ht...

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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/applyin...

:-)

Answer 6

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

Answer 7

he has to go back there to renew it.