Agents with clients whose parents are of Irish, British or dual citizenship, will need to check if they will need a British passport before travelling to the UK from 25 Feb, says Visa Atlas’ Chris Hobbs.
British citizens cannot apply for an ETA, compulsory from 25 Feb, and cannot travel into the country on a New Zealand passport without an ETA, meaning for dual citizens a valid British or Irish passport or another valid passport containing a certificate of entitlement (see HERE) is required to enter the country.
Children of British, Irish or dual citizens may automatically be citizens of the country, even if they were born outside of the respective countries, points out Hobbs Automatic citizenship can depend on the year born, the citizenship and marital status of the parents at the time of birth—and if a British parent could pass on their citizenship.
. . . British
Due to legislation changes, for children of British citizens born outside the UK there are different requirements.
For those born prior to 1983 see HERE, for those born 1983-Jun 2006 see HERE and for those born on or after 01 Jul 2006 see HERE. To check if your client is automatically a British citizen, see HERE.
. . . Irish
Children of parents with Irish/dual Irish citizenship are automatically a citizen if they or their parent was born on the island of Ireland before 2005.
If they or their parent was born in Ireland after 01 Jan 2005, it can depend on the parents’ citizenship at the time of the child’s birth and the residency history of one of the parents before the birth. See more HERE.
