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Latest post on 13 January 2012 - 09:45

Many Thanks for all the replies ladies, will contact both embassies and see what they say.. The last thing I want is my baby to have that green mamba....lol

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Latest post on 12 January 2012 - 21:20

I just checked it again and it has both mother's and father's nationalities. I must of missed seeing mine when I had a quick look earlier... my bad!

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Latest post on 12 January 2012 - 19:45

The baby automatically gets the father's nationality on the birth certificate. We picked mother's.............

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Latest post on 12 January 2012 - 19:41

The baby automatically gets the father's nationality on the birth certificate. For example, my baby's nationality on her birth certificate is Syrian (my DH's nationality which he entered the UAE) and then I had to apply for New Zealand Citizenship by Descent and then the NZ passport. So at present, she only holds the NZ passport from me although she is entitled to get the Syrian or Lebanese passport (we will decide later on which one!) I also hold a British passport but she is not entitled to that as I was born outside of the UK. There are certain criteria to nationalities which are good to know now, so like sandfly said, talk to your embassies. For example, if my DD has a baby born outside of NZ, that baby will not get NZ Citizenship, although if she has a baby in NZ they will be NZers (on the level of citizenship she has now). We will need to live in NZ for several years (can't remember how many... oops!) and then apply for a Citizenship Grant which will mean she is a 'fully pledged' NZer and her children born in NZ or not, will be NZers. I know this is all about NZ, but maybe other countries have similar rules, but am using this as an example over issues that may not affect your child but their children. Also in relation to Dubai, although my DH visa is on a Syrian passport, he is of course sponsoring DD on a NZ passport. We just needed to get the marriage certificate attested from his embassy to say that they agreed to the marriage when we applied for DD's visa (as we where from different countries as they put it!) Hope this helps a bit

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Latest post on 12 January 2012 - 19:31

I am South African, DH - German, DD - German! Was a no brainer as I am sure you can figure out why!? We will eventually apply for DD's South African passport just not got around to it yet! Going from SA passport - German would've been much harder and it is a breeze travelling with DD, especially when going through immigration and I am travelling alone with her ;)

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Latest post on 12 January 2012 - 19:21

Our daughter has tri-nationality. We never had to choose one or the other. I don't know about SA rules specifically but our daughter was born in the UK, her father is Irish and I am American so she is Irish, English and American. She has an Irish and American passport - we haven't gotten her UK one yet. When we moved here we just put her visa in her Irish passport and never mentioned any other citizenship. We've never had to list any main nationality. When asked we just pick one or write all three into the box, although here we usually just use her Irish nationality. We wanted our daughter to have all three citizenships for when she was older. Plus, if we move back to the UK she won't need a visa (once we get her passport), when we travel to the States she travels on her US passport and so doesn't need a visa and same with Ireland. Hope that helps. Gotta love those third culture kids. :)

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Latest post on 12 January 2012 - 18:45

You can pretty much choose which nationality you would like LO to be (ours has mother's) and if you are from a country which allows dual you could have both, though one would have to be listed as a main nationality. Re SF's wise post, I meant choose from a Dubai point of view, and not re the specific countries involved. <em>edited by Muesli Bar on 12/01/2012</em>

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Latest post on 12 January 2012 - 18:44

the Dubai rules are not particularly relevant (though I think they would generally assume a child takes his/her father's nationality as that is the most common position world wide). What is relevant for you is the Irish and SA rules, and your own specific situation. If you are British born and bred, for example, you can pass on your nationality to a child, wherever born, whether you are the mother or the father - however, just holding a British passport is not necessarily enough to allow you to do that; if you are third generation expat for example your child may not be entitled to take your nationality unless there are other grounds (the rules are complicated, but hope you get the idea). So best to speak to the two embassies involved - and if they both allow dual nationality, why not get both?

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Latest post on 12 January 2012 - 18:34

I'm not sure... I've heard different stories about the baby getting the mothers and then heard the baby gets the fathers.. Thought mayb someone would have had the same situation

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Latest post on 12 January 2012 - 18:25

Wouldnt they get both? Unless one of the parent's countries does not recognize dual-residency?

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Latest post on 12 January 2012 - 17:44

Hi Ladies Just wanted to ask if anyone could help me or advise me where to go to for correct info... When you have a baby here in Dubai, who's passport does the baby get, fathers or mothers?? DH is Irish and I am Saffa, who what passport with baby get??

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