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I don't have a copy of the form in front of me, but you said in your first post that it requires "a citizenship document number". As I explained, you have an automatic claim to British citizenship. There therefore cannot be a "citizenship document" with your name on it.humble wrote:well..
keep in mind that i ALREADY have a u.k passport.. but its now expired and i would like to renew it. so this is NOT a first time application. with that in mind, do i really need to fill out that certificate number on the application?
Since that certificate number is the number of a naturalisation certificate, which doesn't exiest, no.
its quite possible that my parents did register with the consulate in washington, but i certainly dont have that certificate.
do you thinking contacting them directly in washington would be able to produce the certificate for me?
and gives two check-boxes, one sayingWere you naturalised or registered as a British subject, citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies, British citizen, British Dependent / Overseas Territories citizen, British Overseas citizen or British protected person?
which leads to a request for details of your citizenship document, and the other sayingYes
No
the answer to which is YES - leading to a request for information about your parents.Were you born after 31 December 1982, or outside the United Kingdom* or a qualifying territory?
If the original poster wants to (and doesn't have one already), I understand it's possible to obtain a consular birth certificate now. That will remove the possibility of questions about parents status at future passport renewals.ppron747 wrote:I'd be inclined to check neither box, and simply write "I don't know" somewhere between them - given that you've already had a passport, and assuming you're able to provide the info requested about your parents, there's little reason to doubt you're a British citizen. When you eventually get to UK, you could go to the Family Records Office in London and check the indexes yourself for a very small fee, and get a copy of the consular birth registration certificate Iif there is one) for a few pounds, for the future...
humble wrote:im confused about a 'consular birth certificate'...
im assuming that my parents had to have registered my birth at the uk embassy in the u.s.a in order for me to have recieved my first passport??????
and if thats true, then my birth is registered and all id have to do is get a copy from the embassy???????
I don't think you need to send the birth certificate. Point 12 in the notes that accompany the application form (see http://www.britainusa.com/consular/c1notes04.pdf) says (in part):humble wrote:do you think ill be ok if i send my expired uk passport along with a birth certificate BUT leave section about the registered birth empty?
You do need to send the expired passport, though. I really think that, as a non-first time application sent along with the expired passport, the question about consular birth certificate will be deemed irrelevant - others may know better, however.Documents are not normally needed if you are surrendering a recently expired, unrestricted British passport showing your national status as British citizen, British Dependent/Overseas Territories citizen, British Overseas citizen, British subject or British protected person and all other details are the same.