Are children born in Britain British citizens?

According to the British Nationality Act, a child born after 1983 has British nationality at birth if one or both parents have permanent residency in Britain or are British citizens; If both parents are citizens of China and have no permanent residency in Britain, the child will have no British nationality. The China government considers the child to be a citizen of China.

According to the provisions of the Nationality Law of the People's Republic of China, if one or both parents are citizens of China and have settled in a foreign country, and I was born abroad, I have foreign nationality at birth, but I do not have China nationality.

Therefore, if a child was born in Britain, and one or both parents were China citizens at the time of birth, and have obtained the permanent residency in Britain, then the child does not have China nationality and cannot apply for a China passport and travel permit. If he goes to China, he should apply for a visa to China with a British passport.

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Children born in England.

If a child is born after one of the parents has obtained permanent residency or nationality, then the child will automatically acquire British citizenship at birth. You don't need to apply for naturalization, you can apply for a British passport directly.

If the child was born before one of the parents obtained permanent residency, then the nationality of the child after birth should follow the parents, and it is not possible to obtain British nationality directly. Children can apply for registration and naturalization when one parent obtains permanent residency.

Children born in Britain who have lived continuously for 10 years can apply for registration and naturalization, regardless of their parents' immigration status, even if they live illegally. The new regulations will definitely increase the possibility of living in the UK for seven years before the age of 65,438+08 and for more than 65,438+02.5 years before the age of 25.

2. Children born in China

A baby born outside the UK can be registered as a British citizen if one parent is a permanent resident, one parent is British, or both parents are British, or a China passport can be issued with the right of abode stamp in the UK as proof.

If one of the parents later obtains permanent residency or applies for naturalization, the child is not eligible to register for naturalization. Only when both parents have obtained permanent residency, or one parent has obtained permanent residency, and the other parent has obtained (or is applying for) British citizenship, can a child be eligible to apply for registration and naturalization.

Before the birth of the child, one of the parents was a British citizen, and the identity of the child: According to the Nationality Law of China, a baby born in China is a citizen of China.

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