raviskar wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 8:39 pm
If we are applying for returning resident visa for my son too,
- Are there any chance of refusing it based on the fact that he was automatically a British citizen by birth, as he was born when we had ILR
If he was born in the UK after either one parent got ILR, then yes, the child is a British citizen automatically and can not apply for any visa to come to the UK.
raviskar wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 8:39 pm
If we are applying for British passport for my son
1) Is it possible to renounce Indian passport and apply for British passport from India itself?
2) How long is the process to get British passport from India?
Can take six months to a year, though the fact that he was born in the UK will help simplify matters.
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CoE-RoA is an alternative as he has an Indian passport. That typically takes between six and sixteen weeks.
EDIT: Just to add further to the post above, a child who is born a dual foreign/Indian citizen (such as a child born in the UK to Indian parents with ILR) can continue to hold both citizenships (but not passports) till the age of 18, provided they never acquire a non-Indian passport.
A CoE-RoA in an Indian passport allows the child to retain both citizenships till their 18th birthday (when they must make an appropriate declaration to the Indian authorities as to whether they wish to retain their Indian citizenship or their foreign citizenship).
I am not a lawyer or immigration advisor. My statements/comments do not constitute legal advice. E&OE. Please do not PM me for advice.