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Philip Sweeney
Dec 17, 2007, 10:38 AM
Hi, my wife & I have a little girl who is now 2 and a half.She was born in France and we've now returned to the U.K.

Is she French or British (she currently has a U.K passport issued by U.K. Embassy in France)?

tickle
Dec 17, 2007, 04:28 PM
If both of you are british, then she is british too. Make sense. Blood is thicker then english channel water.

Jenahnah
Dec 18, 2007, 03:33 AM
Your nationality + Your wife's nationality = Your answer.

Philip Sweeney
Dec 19, 2007, 02:44 AM
I should also point out that she has a French birth certificate etc...

tickle
Dec 19, 2007, 04:05 AM
She would have to have a birth certificate from the country she was born in; it doesn't mean she will have a french nationality. You are both British, so she will be.

pink laydee
Dec 19, 2007, 04:22 AM
Yeah I agree

templelane
Dec 19, 2007, 04:31 AM
I was born in a european country but both parents were British. I have British nationality and no claim for nationality in the country I was born in. This was a over two decades ago so stuff changes but I think that is still the way of it.

Even if you can claim French nationality consider it carefully, I had a half French friend and in order to maintain his nationality he had to complete national service. This could be difficult if the person is not fluent.