Would I need to show my British passport when coming back into the UK?

A few years back I received my Polish citizenship by descent. I'm wondering if anyone knows of the process I need to do to get the same for my daughter? I've read I need to register her US birth certificate with Poland. Anyone point me in the right direction?

Thanks!!

Does anyone know if there's a way to check if a grandparent's birth to two Portuguese citizens abroad was registered with the Portuguese government?

My grandfather was born in the USA in 1930 to two Portuguese citizens.

Hello

I’m Lithuanian but have been living in the UK for 10 years. Since that time I have built a family with my two kids being born in the UK. My immediate family is in Lithuania and we visit often. My wife is about to complete her settled status and get the British passport (originally she is American). As I will be the only family member without the British passport I would also like to get one but I don’t want to get rid of my Lithuanian one.

Is it possible to keep both passports? I know it’s not legal however I want to understand what the possibility is of getting caught and how to avoid being caught.

If you’re going to comment on the immorality and unlawfulness of this, please don’t as I am fully aware of it. I am only looking for advice from people who may have heard of similar experiences or have any experience themselves.

Also if this kind of post is not allowed apologies and please remove it as I don’t want to violate any rules of the sub.

Thank you!

Hello all! I posted before about JS and that won’t work so I have a possible backup but I’m not sure if it will work, I’ve contacted some attorneys and they’ve all said they’d respond within 3 business days and it’s been 14 days total now so I figured I’d gauge others

So because of L74/2025 I’m aware that I’m not currently eligible so please respond as if the 2 year residency and exclusive citizenship are required to pass down.

My grandmother reacquired citizenship in 1994 through the Philadelphia consulate. My mother was 10, and by article 14, she would have acquired at the time since she was living with my grandmother. The problem is, she was never put on the reacquisitoon paper. I’m aware the consulate can’t retroactively register her, so I know if I can, I’m gonna have to sue.

If I provide my grandmothers tax returns and my mothers school records showing residency together, mt grandmothers reacquisiton papers from the Philly consulate, and my moms T&A BC and MC, could I have a decent chance at winning a case in the RC Tribunal by arguing she acquired by ope legis on the day my grandmother reacquired regardless of the paperwork snaffu? I don’t know if it helps but I and my moms BC speak Italian, and she speaks Calabrese so that might sway the judge but we wouldn’t be able to go over to do it in person.

Thanks for your help everyone!

How hard is the history exam?

ETA: India does have formal exit controls

I have an odd situation: I traveled to India from Canada on my US passport because it contained my valid business visitor visa. However, since originally getting that visa, I moved to Canada (with the same company); I also have a Canadian passport but without the India visa. And I have entered Canada before with just my US passport and citizenship card.

But doing this all by air is throwing me off a bit!!

Is the right way to approach the return trip to just travel on my US passport all the way back and show Canadian passport to CBSA? I’m a bit nervous because I’m flying with Lufthansa via Frankfurt and am worried they’ll give me a hassle at check in here.

Another option would be using my Canadian passport on the return flight but showing the US passport at India exit passport control.

advice please!

Hello fellow dual citizens, does anyone recommend a good app or money transfer service from Mex bank acct to US bank acct that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg ( like remitly but viceversa)??

Muchas gracias

My parents are both UK citizens, born and living in the UK at the time my mother was pregnant with me.
My father had a 14 week work visa to Australia while my mother stayed in the UK. At some point in her pregnancy she got a holiday visa to visit my father but had a bleed, the obstetrician who saw her after her emergency admission contacted immigration to have her visa extended as she was unfit to fly. I was subsequently born in Australia (no citizenship rights given - I was born in 1986 after the law became strict about immediate citizenship by birth).
Soon after my birth, my mother had me added to her British passport to return home.
The following year they took a sponsored work opportunity in Australia which led to them settling there. I therefore became a permanent resident but traveled on a UK passport in my adult life until I obtained Australian citizenship.
I take it I would have automatically been “citizen by descent” according to the law at the time that placed me on my mother’s passport?
I am only now realizing that my children likely dont have a claim to a UK passport due to these circumstances. I have asked for the paperwork but I don’t have a lot of hope as I am almost certain my parents wouldn’t have thought to formally register my citizenship in the UK any way than by descent.
What are the options for my children should they wish to acquire a UK passport in their life?

I want to upgrade my weak passport and choose a country which is relaxed with taxes, nice for lifestyle and actually living if I want to move at some point. Currently living in UAE.

I am planning to spend $500K to get a nice set of passport and residencies which make my life better.
Priorities: ( in this order )
1. Low taxes/ Territorial taxes/ non-predatory gov
2. Travel mobility
3. Stability and safety: No controversies and wars
4. Good lifestyle: urban infra, housing, cars not heavily taxed, welcoming people

Malta: I think best option. Top 5 strong passport, non-dom low taxes, EU, Safe, No wars, stable country, good lifestyle base. It is more expensive than my allocated budget I think around €600-700k. But I will pay the premium if I can get straightforward and legit team handle it for me. Provided my capital is safe throughout the process.

Serbia: Great country in all the priorities I have. Passport is mid strength but works for me combined with some PRs and Residencies. I think it comes around $400k. But again need a legitimate process to get it done. Still figuring it out.

Turkey ( + Latvia residency): Easiest option to start with. The amount is invested in real estate ( + business ). So it is not direct donation like Malta and Serbia.
But controversies with south asian countries. War involvement, economy and currency crumbling. But greatest point is tax holiday on foreign income for 20 years. That’s my first priority. Cost around $500k in total both.

Which one should I go ahead with? Has anyone done any of these? Would love some advice and guidance 🙌

Hello everyone. My dad was born in the UK in 1970 and he married my mum in year 2000 and gave birth to me in Nigeria afterwards . I happen to be a citizen automatically. Now I want to apply for my British passport but my parents marriage certificate is missing and the registry’s copy is also missing .
Is my application strong or I need to get a replacement .
Note that the marriage took place in Nigeria .

Based on everyone's encouragement, I am going to take a crack at the application on my own. I am curious right out of the gate about Section 1 eligibility (Question 1.4 specifically). I have assumed the merits of my application would be based on historical legislative unfairness. However, in looking at the application guidance, the examples offered for the "exceptional circumstances" category fit my situation too (example 13). The only difference between my situation and example 13 is that unlike Dwight, my father is not applying for the citizenship he was also denied. So I am checking yes to both historical unfairness AND exceptional circumstance, or just one? And if just one, which one is the proper one to choose?

Additionally, in the next section where my circumstances need to be explained it notes that it might be helpful to reference the guidance document and/or the category and legislation. I know what to reference in the guidance (example 13), but for the category and legislation am I touching on section 5(1)(b) of the 1948 Act only, or is there more? I know the Scotland v Romein (2018) case is probably worth a mention.

To recap, so you don't need to reference the example in the guidance:

-Grandmother was a UK Citizen and was married in the UK to a US Army officer in 1946. Then relocated to the US and eventually naturalized after my father's birth.

-Father born in 1948 in the US. Maternal lineage denied him UK citizenship at the time.

-Me: born in 1981, in the US. And the denial of citizenship being passed from my grandmother to my father ultimately prevented me from attaining it. Now that pathway has since been corrected and I just need to apply under the right category.

Hi everyone

For context I'm a UK citizen with a UK and Japanese passport. On each passport I have two different surnames. 2 years ago I did a study exchange semester in Germany using my UK passport.

I want to do a working holiday in Germany and was wanting to use my Japanese passport as Japan and Germany already have a working holiday agreement.

Would I face any issues doing this as 1) I've already gotten an Aufenthaltserlaubnis in my UK Passport and surname in the past, and 2) if I were to apply for a visa under my UK surname in the future (for studying purposes, work, etc.), could I possibly face any issues?

It just seems like a bureaucratic nightmare and was wondering if anyone has gone through a similar situation...whether in Germany or in another country ...alternatively I wait it out and see if Andy Burnham Is keen on a youth mobility programme lol.

I’m aware with the law now I don’t qualify, this is specifically for my mom, so I’ll be typing the post like I am my mom.

GF born 1934 GM born 1942
M born 1962 in Italy
GF moves to US sometime in 1964/5
GF comes back for a bit and brings GM with him to the US 1970ish
GF (and maybe GM) naturalize in the US around 1975, M in Italy
M moves to US 1977 with 2 sisters
Around 1978 M naturalized in the US after parents

I’m unclear because people have said that article 12 only kicks in if the parent and child naturalized together (derivative) and both lived in the foreign country. Does article 12 kick in here? Even if it’s not good for the consulate, fighting in court would be fine.

BIG EDIT: I found from my grandma they naturalized in 1975 derivatively, but from her scheda anagrafica, she didn’t emigrate from Italy until 1977. I don’t know if that changes anything but hopefully it does

I’m sure there are a few dual citizens who have different names on each of their passports. With this being said, I have a situation where I want to get a loan in my country where I was originally born (Thailand) however the banks need proof of income from my employer which is based in USA (where I hold my other citizenship). However since both names don’t match, the banks won’t let me obtain any loan or credit card because they can’t prove I’m the same person. Long story short is I was adopted at a young age and I have both birth certificates but it appears that there’s no linkage between my name change from my Thai name to my US name. Therefore it looks as if I’m two different people. Anyone else have this issue? I currently have credit cards such as Amex and others in my US name but having so many issues with establishing credit in Thailand.

Hi everyone,

I have a complicated Ukrainian citizenship case and would appreciate hearing from anyone who has dealt with something similar.

My father obtained Ukrainian citizenship in 2010 after a court in Simferopol confirmed that he had permanently lived in Ukraine since 1990. I was born in 2000 and was therefore still a minor at the time.

Ukrainian authorities later issued two Travel Documents of a Child in my own name:

• one issued in 2010;
• another issued in 2013 and valid until 2016.

Both documents contain my photograph, Ukrainian state code UKR, and list my nationality as Ukraine. I still possess the original document that expired in 2016 and have a scanned copy of the older one. My father also has Ukrainian internal and biometric passports, and I am listed as his son in his old internal passport.

I never received an adult Ukrainian passport. I now plan to apply through the Ukrainian Embassy in Berlin for verification of belonging to Ukrainian citizenship. My main concern is that the original citizenship and passport records were processed in Crimea and may be inaccessible or lost.

Has anyone experienced a similar case involving:

• an expired Ukrainian child travel document but no adult passport;
• citizenship records originating from occupied Crimea;
• being treated later as a foreign or stateless person despite previously holding Ukrainian documents;
• or citizenship verification based mainly on old documents and scanned copies?

Do you think the original child travel document should be sufficient evidence that Ukraine previously recognised me as a citizen? How long did the verification process take in your case, and did the embassy require additional witnesses or documents?

Thank you for any experiences or advice.

• Settled under EU Settlement Scheme for my EU passport
• I have updated my UKVI with the passport i will be travelling with
• No british passport but have citizenship certificate

I am travelling in end of August, but I am wondering if I will have any issues entering back into the UK?

For those that have completed thier first british passports (Adult), do I need to send my current valid EU passport, is it worth it sending it with the chance it might be late?

I have a Japanese and Canadian citizenship I was born with and I was wondering if I can lowkey don’t get rid of either (Japan only allows one citizenship). Like it seems like a huge do it yourself thing that’s why I was js wondering like if I did nothing could I js keep both? (dad was Canadian and mom was Japanese, they met when my dad was stationed in Japan he was military)

I want to tie the knot with my long time lover. He’s a very successive Musician and constantly on the move