My daughter born outside of UK, how do I get her back into Britian?

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My baby girl was born in China on the 9th of March this year. I am British and the mother is a Chinese national. Due to recent changes in circumstance, I have to bring my daughter back to UK as soon as possible.

Currently my daughter only have a birth certificate, which does not state what nationality she is. I have not yet applied for a proper ID for her with the Chinese authorties, which then I assume she is not yet a Chinese national, unless her ID has been approved.

A quick search on the UK Border Agency website doesn't really say much on what I need to do exactly, should I want to bring her back to UK.

I'm not sure if this is the best place to ask such thing, but since OCUK is filled with well informed individuals, I'm just giving it a try~ Thank you all in advance!
 
If I were you i'd try the british embassy. They'll be able to tell you what you need to do and who to talk to. If i'm right, they should be able to do it all for you in the building, but I'm not sure on waiting times.
 
As mentioned just speak to the British Embassy/Consulate over there - they will give you a solution in seconds, unless you are planning something dodgy like a kidnap. ;)
 
gv_of_e said:
If I were you i'd try the british embassy. They'll be able to tell you what you need to do and who to talk to. If i'm right, they should be able to do it all for you in the building, but I'm not sure on waiting times.
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sadly note they prefer it done by post just hope your photos are ok otherwise it's back and forward and the inevitable wait times...
 
Well she is definitely entitled to British citizenship assuming you hold british citizenship yourself just in case you were wondering.

My dad is English which means I am entitled even though I've lived my entire life in Ireland. I also have the benefit of Ireland having special treaties with the UK in this regard :)
 
This does seem rather peculiar - you want to take your daughter away from China (and by extension, her mother) and leave her with your grandparents?
 
bum said:
I'm trying to bring her back to UK and...leave her with my parents, so she is staying
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I don't understand, do you have the mothers permission to bring the child to the UK?; Is the mother coming too?; Where are you going while the child is at your parents?
 
Thanks for all the advice guys! I'll give the embassy a call straight away and see what I could find out. And no, I'm not trying to "kidnap" our daughter away from my wife.

Can I go to live with my parents in the UK as a child?
You can apply to join your parents in the UK if:

* your parents live in the UK legally, with no time limit on their stay, or they are applying at the same time as you
* one parent is living and settled in the UK or is applying for settlement at the same time as you, and has had sole responsibility for looking after you
* your parents can support you without help from public funds
* your parents have enough accommodation, which they own or live in, where you can live without help from public funds, and
* you are their child.

For all of the above, ‘parent’ includes a step-parent where the father or mother is dead, either the father or mother of an illegitimate child and, in certain circumstances, an adoptive parent.
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Might be a bit complicated since neither me or the wife would be living in the UK after sending the baby over~ And she'll be at my parent's house
 
Wow we've got Madonna on the boards!

Baby was born in China to a Chinese mother, it's Chinese/British with dual nationality assuming the OP is the natural father and named on the birth certificate. If not then you're chances are almost zero of getting her into the UK. With dual nationality you can apply for a UK passport for her and bring her over.


P.S. you're music is garbage.
 
Halfmad said:
Wow we've got Madonna on the boards!

Baby was born in China to a Chinese mother, she's Chinese/British with dual nationality assuming the OP is the natural father and named on the birth certificate. If not then your chances are almost zero of getting her into the UK. With dual nationality you can apply for a UK passport for her and bring her over.


P.S. your music is garbage.
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Did you know that "you're" = you are? And that you shouldn't call babies "it"?

To "bum" I don't have any advice for you, but I'm really curious as to why you're leaving your daughter in the UK without you or her mum?
 
pmbuzz said:
I don't understand, do you have the mothers permission to bring the child to the UK?; Is the mother coming too?; Where are you going while the child is at your parents?
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KNiVES said:
This does seem rather peculiar - you want to take your daughter away from China (and by extension, her mother) and leave her with your grandparents?
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Here I'll be answering a few concerns regarding my current situation which may settle certain potential elements that would turn this thread into something rather amusing :D

Firstly my wife is aware of me taking the baby away.

After my wife gave birth to my daughter, my mother-in-law was kindly giving us a hand during day and especially those sleepless nights, taking care of the baby here and there, until herself has fallen pretty ill about 2 weeks ago, which now will see a pretty important surgery coming her way very soon. This means after the surgery she'll need someone to take care of her too. My father-in-law and myself are both consumed by really busy schedule and huge workload, that would be rather unconvinent for my wife to take care of the baby and her mother alone.

So here we have no choice but to send my baby girl to my parents in UK for awhile until things has gotten better here (in China). With my wife's visa expired last september (she was on student visa when we got married) I'd imagine going through the whole visa process would take months, so I am going to take the baby to my parents first.

Sorry to disappoint you guys...there's no drama :o

starfighter said:
The child is as British as she is Chinese, place of birth shouldn't matter.

Good luck.
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Apparently the Chinese doesn't allow dual nationalities
 
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