My husband and I both live permanently in the UK and are both British citizens.My husband was born in the UK in the 1950's and holds a British passport.I became a British Citizen by marriage.I was born in West Africa (Nigeria).I am pregnant and we are planning to have our baby in West Africa.What are the procedures in bringing the baby back to UK with us?What will the nationality of our baby be? Are there any foreseeable problems as we intend to live permanently in the UK?

A child will have an entitlement to be registered under section 3(2) of the British Nationality Act 1981 if:


they were born outside the United Kingdom; or
they were born after 21 May 2002 outside any of the British overseas territories; and
they were born to parents, one or both of whom are British citizens by descent; and
the parent who is British by descent was born to a parent (the child's grandparent) who was a British citizen otherwise than by descent (or would have been but for their death); and
the parent who is British by descent lived in the United Kingdom at any time before the child's birth for a continuous period of three years*; and
during the period they were living in the United Kingdom the parent was not absent for more than 270 days; and
the application is made before the child's 18th birthday.


Source: Children born abroad to parents who are British by descent and who have lived in the United Kingdom in the past (http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/britishcitizenship/eligibility/children/britishcitizen/bornabroad/)

You will need to arrange for paperwork for the child though the embassy nearest you where the baby is born.