How do British parents apply for British passports for their children? How do children born in China apply for British citizenship?

Sometimes people will face such a problem. The main reason for applying for British citizenship is to study or work in Britain, but after having a small family, the nationality problem of children will appear. What is your choice at this time?

According to British official statistics, the number of China people who applied for British citizenship after 20 10 increased by 15% every year. This is mainly because after 2000, more and more people went to Britain to study or work. Ten years later, these China people who stayed in Britain have met the requirements for applying for permanent residence and naturalization, and these China people have started to have their own families, which is followed by the nationality of their babies.

Whether these British-born children choose China passport+British visa or British passport+Chinese visa has become a hot topic for China families studying in the UK in recent years, which is of course directly related to their parents' residence status in the UK when the children are born. However, since March this year, the Chinese Embassy in the UK has issued a new policy to cancel the application for China passports and travel permits for children who have permanent residency or British nationality in the UK.

In short, a baby with permanent parents will never get a China passport. Get a British passport for your baby and apply for a Chinese visa when you return to China.

The following information is taken from the website of the British Embassy in 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.

Is it very mulberry heart? So, how can a baby born in Britain apply for a British passport?

Naturalization conditions for children 1. Children born in England.

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

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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.

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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 a British citizen, or both parents are British citizens, or a China passport stamped with the British right of abode can be issued as proof.

◆ If one parent 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 was born in China.

How to apply for a British passport How to apply for British naturalization and a Chinese visa It is easy for a child born in Britain to apply for a British passport. Go to any local post office to ask for a passport application form, and attach the original passport with permanent residence or British status (permanent residence card is required to get a permanent residence card), the original birth paper of the child, and the photo of the child (you can pick it up at home as required). Qualified British witnesses sign the form and the photo of the child's passport and give it to the post office staff. It is usually completed within 4 to 6 weeks (65,438+0 weeks in case of RP outbreak). The fee is 55.75 by post.

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You can also fill in the application online, download and print the application form, paste photos, sign, etc. , and then sent to the designated place. Photos can be taken in places with automatic cameras, such as boots. The charge is 46 pounds.

It is more troublesome to apply for a Chinese visa when returning to China than to apply for a British passport.

A. Basic application materials

Passport: original passport, blank visa page, passport photo page 1 copy, valid for more than 6 months.

◆ Visa application form and photos: People's Republic of China (PRC) visa application form 1 and 1 recent, front, color (light background), bareheaded and passport photos pasted on the application form.

◆ Original and photocopy of the certificate of legal stay or residence (those who do not apply for the visa of the country of nationality)

◆ Original and photocopy of China passport or Chinese visa (applicable to those who once had China nationality and later joined foreign nationality).

B. Application for Q2 certification materials

What is Q2? Refers to the invitation letter sent to relatives of China citizens living in China and foreigners with permanent residence in China to visit relatives in China for a short period (no more than 180 days).

The invitation letter shall include the following contents:

Personal information of the invitee: name, gender, date of birth, etc.

◆ Visit information of the invitee: the reason for coming to China, the date of arrival and departure, the place of visit, the relationship with the inviter and the source of expenses.

◆ Inviter information: name, telephone number, address and signature of the inviter.

◆ A copy of the inviter's Chinese ID card or a copy of the foreigner's passport and permanent residence permit.

The invitation letter can be faxed, copied or printed, but the consular officer can ask the applicant to provide the original invitation letter.

C. Other materials

If necessary, the applicant must go for an interview or verify the signature on the application materials according to the notice of the embassy or consulate. (For example, Manchester City wants to sign a statement)

D. Method of application

Ordinary visa applicants can make an appointment online at the China Visa Application Service Center in advance and submit their applications. China Visa Application Center accepts mail applications.

E. Processing time

◆ Ordinary handling: obtaining evidence on the fourth working day.

◆ Expedited handling: evidence collection on the third working day (to be approved)

◆ It takes 5 working days to apply for a group visa, so don't worry.

F. Visa fees and charging methods

Generally, the charging standard is calculated according to the number of entry (unit: GBP), which is GBP 30 for one entry, GBP 45 for two entry, GBP 90 for three entry, and GBP 0/80 for multiple entry. Urgent treatment: per person 15.

China visa application center service fee:

Ordinary handling fee: 36 (including VAT)

Emergency treatment: 48 (including VAT)

Postal service: 54 (including VAT)

London China Visa Application Service Center Address: London, EC2R8DP, 12OldJewry.

If you don't have time to go in person, the embassy also entrusts the visa center to accept visa applications. You can contact the China Visa Service Center.

London, EC 12AT, telephone number 02078420960, cost 30 pounds, just bring your passport, a photo of your child and a birth certificate with your parents' names.

How do children born in China apply for British citizenship A. Are there conditions for applying for a British passport?

According to British law, if one parent is a British citizen born in Britain, his/her nationality can be passed on to his/her child, even if the child was not born in Britain.

B.the name on the birth certificate

According to China's household registration regulations, if you want to register, your child's name must be China Chinese characters, no English, no uncommon words and so on. Therefore, if you want your child to register in China, you have to print Chinese characters on the birth certificate of the hospital, otherwise you will have trouble registering in the future. If you want to become a foreign nationality, you need to ask the consulate in advance whether the Chinese name of China or the English name on China's birth certificate is convenient for naturalization.

The words on the standard template of birth certificate in Beijing Maternity Hospital are in Chinese and English, but the information printed later is monolingual, that is, the mother's name is in Chinese, the father's name is in English, the baby's name is either in Chinese or English, and other information such as the nationality and nationality of parents are written in Chinese. When printing the birth certificate, the hospital staff repeatedly confirmed with me whether to print the English name, because once the birth certificate is issued, it cannot be modified and reissued, and there is only one copy for life. If children cannot be registered in China in the future, they will not be held responsible.

C. Is it necessary to notarize the birth certificate before applying for a foreign passport?

According to the requirements of the British Embassy, children who were not born in Britain after 2006 need to provide local birth certificates if they want to apply for British passports. There is no mention that the birth certificate needs notarization. The Embassy suggested that it is best to change China's birth certificate to British birth certificate.

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The embassy said that this is not a necessary step, but a suggestion. However, if we consider that children may need birth certificate information in the future, or China's birth certificate will continue to be notarized. If I wanted to apply for a British birth certificate at that time, I had to go back to the British Embassy in Beijing to submit the materials for review.

D how to apply for a child's British birth certificate in China?

The materials submitted to the British Embassy in China are as follows:

◆ Fill in a complete application form for British birth certificate.

◆ Original China birth certificate of the child.

◆ Original father's passport

◆ Original mother's passport

◆ Father's birth certificate (must be A4 size)

◆ Parents' marriage certificate

◆ The application fee is about 1870 yuan (you can swipe your card).

All these materials are submitted to the original, reviewed on the spot, copied and filed by the embassy staff, and returned to the original on the spot. Get a British birth certificate after five working days. Click here to download the relevant form.

British children's passports under 16 are only valid for 5 years. At present, the British Embassy in China does not handle newborn passports, and materials and applications need to be mailed to the British Embassy in Hong Kong. The required materials include:

◆ The original British birth certificate of the child.

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A photo of a child (we took it ourselves, and the child was lying down, and then changed the white background with Photoshop) needs to be signed on the back by someone who knows the child to confirm that the photo is the child who applied for a passport.

A power of attorney authorizing the embassy to collect credit card fees, including passport fees and courier fees after the passport is completed.

◆ Application Form

After sending the passport application materials, I received the passport sent back by courier two weeks later.

Finally, no matter where your child was born, please always remember to check the latest information on the website of the British Embassy and prepare all kinds of materials to avoid wasting time running around.