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haiksuresh
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child born outside UK

Post by haiksuresh » Tue May 19, 2015 9:22 am

Hi All,
If both parents are british, and child born in INDIA, Can he apply Indian passport for the new born and what kind of visa was required for the new born to travel back to UK.
Basiccally my friend wanted to keep his son on indian passport for couple of years. After that he wanted to register as a british. Is it possible ? Please help him with your valuable inputs.


Thanks,
suresh
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secret.simon
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Re: child born outside UK

Post by secret.simon » Tue May 19, 2015 10:18 am

If both parents are British citizens, the child does not have Indian citizenship and hence can not get an Indian passport.

http://indiancitizenshiponline.nic.in/c ... ipact1.htm

The only option for the parents is to apply for a British passport.

If either one of the parents was an Indian citizen on ILR, the option you outlined was feasible, but not if both parents are British already.
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haiksuresh
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Re: child born outside UK

Post by haiksuresh » Tue May 19, 2015 10:22 am

thanks a lot for your inputs.
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Chandu123
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Re: child born outside UK

Post by Chandu123 » Tue May 19, 2015 10:38 am

Not sure..if either of parents has OCI (Overseas Indian Citizen) status.. child born in India can get Indian Passport. Someone please hlep
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secret.simon
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Re: child born outside UK

Post by secret.simon » Tue May 19, 2015 2:24 pm

Incorrect.

The law requires one parent to be an Indian citizen. OCI is not Indian citizenship as per Indian law.

As I mentioned earlier, if one of the parents was British and the other was an Indian citizen with ILR, the child could claim dual citizenship till the age of 18. As both parents were British, the child can not claim Indian citizenship at all.

What can be done is to get a British passport and apply for OCI after that.
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