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Latest post on 10 April 2011 - 20:39

Both dh and I are British. Dh was born in Canada to British parents so he was the same as your DH. When had dd last year, the British consulate, provided birth certificate and passport once I provided my birth certificate. No problem whatsover. UAE law is irrelevant in this case.

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Latest post on 01 April 2011 - 23:35

I am British by descent. I was born to a British father in the UAE (actually the 165th British citizen to be born in Dubai according to my birth certificate.) I married a Frenchman and we are now in France to ensure our baby gets full nationality - in this case French. Our little one is due in 2 1/2 weeks and I have spent the last 2 months compiling the paperwork for her British nationality. She is NOT automatically entitled to British nationality from me. The ONLY way she can get British nationality is for me to apply to the Home Office within 12 months of her birth (applications after are not accepted) and the only reason I can apply is because I lived in the UK for more than 3 consecutive years (luckily my family and I lived there for years and I also studied there - if not its a no go). I also have to pay around AED 3,000 for the application and there is no guarantee that she will get British nationality (this is NOT a passport - this is just the nationality papers). It is important to add that she would only be able to pass British nationality to her children IF she was to give birth in the UK. Hope that helps - I did speak to a few different people at the British Embassy in Paris and a couple of them actually told me that it was impossible for me to pass my british nationality on so I had to really push to get someone who actually knew what they were talking about!! (drives me nuts as I have friends who don't have a drop of British blood who happened to be born in the UK when nationality was by soil and they have NO issues with passing nationality to their kids - grr grr grr!) edited by beigey on 05/04/2010 yeh thats right if a child is born of british parents in the uae, their child has to be born in the uk in order to automatically be granted it otherwise you will have to go through all the red tape. so easiest this is to be born in the uk.

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EW NEWBIE

Latest post on 30 March 2011 - 22:57

Did you get my email? Not heard in a while and wondering whether you are ok helpwise.

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Latest post on 23 March 2011 - 09:24

Bump For Shezza1 to see

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Latest post on 22 March 2011 - 09:16

Turkish Dervish, let me know if you need any more help. I can give you my personal email to help you out. I know the whole process. Thanks Shezza1, I do need help. It is just with that amount of money spent, I want to make sure I get it done properly. My email is [email protected] With this new EW, there are too many posts to read that I end up forgetting where I have posted so no worries about late reply. Thanks again <em>edited by TurkishDervish on 22/03/2011</em>

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Latest post on 21 March 2011 - 20:57

Shezza 1 I am about to start the Form MN1 process. A heads-up and advice would be mucho appreciated! Can you please et me have your email/contact details please. Thank you!!

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Latest post on 21 March 2011 - 10:33

= 96253.000000000000000n Then i read somewhere that in UAE law nationality is determined by the father's nationality. So although I should have no problems getting a British passport for future baby, and they will be British in UK law, how will future baby's nationality be regarded legally in the UAE given that fb's father cannot pass on british nationality according to UK law!?!? And does it matter? I'm a bit confused?? Thanks According to me, this UAE rule applies only for the granting of UAE nationality. What is important is whether your children are considered as British according to British law, which is the case.

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Latest post on 21 March 2011 - 09:54

Is it an option to have the baby in the UK? My friend and her husband are British but born as expat kids in Hong Kong. He was sent to the US to work for 6 mths and she went with him and gave birth there. When they went to get his passport at the embassy, he was not entitled to one, despite them both being of British descent. They had to get him an American passport and when they returned to the UK it took them 18 mths to get him British Nationality and he was classed as an illegal immigrant for that time. Them and their parents had to fill in tonnes of paperwork and submit all of their passports, so they even looked at the grandparents before giving him British nationality. She really wishes she had stayed in the UK for the birth to avoid all the hassle and stress.

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Latest post on 20 March 2011 - 23:11

Turkish Dervish, let me know if you need any more help. I can give you my personal email to help you out. I know the whole process.

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Latest post on 20 March 2011 - 22:38

Yes can help you here. Complete form MN1, take it to the BE Dubai and please, please, read the website UKBA for information on supporting documents. You then take the form and documents to the BE, Dubai and they charge you 3240 Dhms, and will send in the diplomatic post bag to the UK. You take original supporting docs to the BE Dubai, and they make copies. They wont do it while you wait, they make you come back to collect the originals. Once this form is with the UKBA UK, you can phone them up on 0845 101 5200, option 2, then option 3 and ask for an update. As a reference you give the babies name. We have just done this and british registration has been granted. What a tiring process to follow. Let me know if you need any more help, we have just succeeded and am happy to help you out. Sorry to get your message on here late, but PC was up the creek.

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