Proof of British citizenship for children born to a BC

[randolphchung]

My uncle was born in Hong Kong, a former British colony, and registered as a British citizen in 1992/ or 93 under Sectin 1 (1) of the British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1990.

His daughter was born in Hong Kong after my uncle married the mother of her daughter. They all live in Hong Kong. My uncle hasn't registered her birth with the British Consulate General Hong Kong.

Now the daughter is 16 years old, and my uncle wants to apply for a British passport for his daughter.

I believe my uncle can pass on his citizenship to her daughter, as he is a BC otherwise than by descent. Hence, there is not need of his daughter registering as a British citizen....Correct me if I am wrong.

If there is no registration for his daughter, the documents she can prove her citizenship are my uncle's certificate of citizenship registration, marriage certificate and her birth certificate.

So my question are:
1) Does his daughter have enough documents to apply for a British passport with the citizenship automatically paased onto her from my uncle?
2) Can my uncle ask the Home Office to issue some sort of paper or certificate her Briitsh citizenship? If the daughter is away from her father in the future (e.g. studying abroad) and loses her passport by accident, and she doesn't have any access to her father marriage certificate / citizenship registration certificate, how can she prove her citizenship????

Thanks.

RC

[MrSlyFox]

registered as a British citizen in 1992/ or 93 under Sectin 1 (1) of the British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1990.

A person who is registered as a British citizen by virtue of section 1(1) above shall be treated for the purposes of the M1British Nationality Act 1981 (in this Act referred to as “the principal Act”) as a British citizen otherwise than by descent

- http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/34

Your uncle will be able to pass his British Citizenship down to his children born after he was registered.

1) Does his daughter have enough documents to apply for a British passport with the citizenship automatically paased onto her from my uncle?
2) Can my uncle ask the Home Office to issue some sort of paper or certificate her Briitsh citizenship? If the daughter is away from her father in the future (e.g. studying abroad) and loses her passport by accident, and she doesn't have any access to her father marriage certificate / citizenship registration certificate, how can she prove her citizenship????
RC

The daughter can apply directly for a British Citizen Passport, Following the guidance on Uk.gov - https://www.gov.uk/apply-first-adult-passport

A Passport is proof of her citizenship, she can apply for Confirmation of British nationality status - https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... us-form-ns

But is she loses her British passport aboard there are procedures in place and she can apply for an emergency Passport, there will be records of her having been issued a British Citizen Passport and they can access those

[randolphchung]

Thanks for your reply/advice.

My uncle was married in China and his marriage certificate is written in Chinese only. I found a list of translators from the British Consulate General (https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... g_2016.pdf). Do you know whether the HM Passport Office accepts the document translated by one of the translators?

[alterhase58]

Here is further guidance - it is not dated but presumably the requirements are still the same in relation to translated documents:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... uments.pdf

[randolphchung]

Here is further guidance - it is not dated but presumably the requirements are still the same in relation to translated documents:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... uments.pdf

Thanks, I will have a look!