Carlybear

Thanks everyone. I should of mentioned that we are all AU citizens. So the matter of citizenship for the newborn isn't a problem as no matter where it is born it will be have citizenship. I was toying with the idea of having the birth in the UK for more ease than anything, having the the suppprt of family/getting all the stress of moving out of the way before the baby came. Moving across the globe with a newborn sounds too hard but now looking into it, it may be more sensible to hold off. it sounds like we have to start all over! Going off subject. It if ther is anything else we should consider when moving back let me know.

Hi All, my first post right here!! My husband, my 2 year old and myself (hubby and I are British and dd born in Aus) are planning on moving back to the uk for good early 2018 for family reasons! I'm just doing some research as we are due to have our second child in March! The two options we have I guess is 1) have the baby in Sydney. Wait until we have birth certificate. Apply and receive British passport and head back a couple of months after birth. 2) move back to the uk when I'm around 7-8 months gone and have the baby in the Uk? we have lived and worked in Sydney for the past 8 years so I guess my questions are more based around having the baby in the UK 1) regular check ups. Should I arrange an appt with a GP for when I arrive so I can be assigned a midwife/hospital for the birth (we have family there so can use my mums address). I've heard people having a nightmare with this and been turned away or sent to a hospital miles away as they're full etc. 2) as I've been working in AU and paying my taxes here, am I entitled to free NHS care for the delivery/aftercare or will they slam me with a bill for having the baby? 3) would I be entitled to any benefits? Government parental pay etc as I would here in AU? has anyone experienced this before, any info would be really helpful. I can't seem to get the answers I'm looking for on the gov website Many Thanks