Thom Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Reading some of the other topics on returning to the UK with your spouse, which are vaguely, but not really, related to my wife's situation, made me wonder, so I thought I'd ask. In a few years time, (3-5) me and the wife will return to Blighty. I'm a Pom (Welsh) my wife is Aussie, true blue through and through. So we will need a visa for her. BUT! By a curious quirk of fate, my wife was actually British born. Her parents, mother Aussie, dad Kiwi, were working in Cardiff when she entered the world. She spent the first six weeks of her life in Cardiff, before they returned to Aus, (via a three month stay in PNG.) So she has a Pommy birth certificate. How should we go about getting this recognised so as to ease our passage (oo err missus,) home? Any and all (sensible) advice welcomed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KZ1 Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Would have thought that as she has a UK birth certificate, it would be a case of simply applying for a British passport Only reason I can think of why she would not have full UK citizenship is if neither parent had the right to stay in the UK at time of her birth (i.e. They were tourists) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom Posted July 7, 2014 Author Share Posted July 7, 2014 That's heartening. Her parents were there working for the BBC, her dad was a documentay maker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekf Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 It might depend on when she was born. If before 1983 then being born in the uk may be enough to claim nationality however if born in the UK after 1983, simply being born there does not entitle one to automatic citizenship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calNgary Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Fingers crossed she is classed as a citizen as it will make it much easier for you to move, from what i have read on here. Lots of luck with everything Cal x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom Posted July 8, 2014 Author Share Posted July 8, 2014 She was born in 1963, so she'll be apples. Thanks both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacktar Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 She was born in 1963, so she'll be apples. Thanks both Apply for a passport before they change the rules, again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom Posted July 10, 2014 Author Share Posted July 10, 2014 Sound thinking, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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