Citizenship for Baby

[mkanagar]

Hi,
I and my wife are having Indian passports.
We are expecting a baby in Nov-2012.
My wife is already on ILR and i am on Tier-1 General.

Can you please answer the below questions as we have some confusions over it.

1.) We learned that when the baby is born, we can apply british citizenship for the baby by showing UK birth certificate and parent passports. is it true?

2.) Can we get indian citizenship for the baby if the baby is born in uk.?
I and my wife have indian passports. If so, what visa will the baby get. ILR or Tier-1? Is there any link to know how can we apply visa for the baby?

3.) Can we get dual citizenship for the baby? If so, whats the process?
Can you please point to the link where i can get more info?

Thanks,
Mahesh

[linkers]

1. If your wife is already an ILR holder then the baby is British Citizen by birth. You don’t to register the baby or apply for his/her citizenship. You can directly apply for baby’s passport.

2. I think India doesn’t allow dual citizenships but you can get PIO card from Indian High Commission in London.

3. You will have to check if India allows dual Citizenships (UK definitely does).

[mkanagar]

Thanks for the reply...

What if i dont want my baby to be british citizen?
should my wife have the delivery in india just because we dont want our baby to be british citizen.?

[Greenie]

The only way you can avoid the child being British is for the birth to take place outside the UK.

[Jambo]

Thanks for the reply...

What if i dont want my baby to be british citizen?
should my wife have the delivery in india just because we dont want our baby to be british citizen.?

I suggest you contact the HCI London and ask for advice. I believe that in cases of involuntary citizenship such this, the Indian authorities might consider him Indian if he is registered with the HCI and prove he didn't apply for a British passport.

The UK authorities would still consider him British.

[avtarjain1980]

Thanks for the reply...

What if i dont want my baby to be british citizen?
should my wife have the delivery in india just because we dont want our baby to be british citizen.?

I have some input -

If you get an PIO/OCI card for your daughter and go back to India then you can get Indian Nationality back when you settle back in india:

PIO card holder can acquire Indian Citizenship after living in India for 7 years. OCI card holder needs to wait for 5 years and must have stayed in India for at least one year.

Please check difference between PIO and OCI cards.

http://www.onlinepassportphotos.com/OCI_vs_PIO.htm
http://www.immihelp.com/nri/overseascitizenshipindia/

I think most probable you have to apply for PIO card for you daughter and OCI card for yourself

I would suggest moving this thread to British Citizenship