Can I prove my type of UK citizenship with my passport?
I am a naturalised British citizen.
My infant daughter was also born abroad and is therefore British by descent - I have passed my citizenship to her, but she cannot pass it on (unless she goes through the naturalisation process also).
My question is: Can my type of British citizenship be determined directly from my passport, for instance from the passport number or another code?
If so, the passport and her identity card would prove she is a British citizen. (If not, the passport would only prove I am British by descent, in which case she would need her own passport to prove her citizenship).
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I assume you are attempting to determine if you can take your infant daughter abroad without her needing her own passport, and relying on her birth certificate/identify card along with your passport to prove that she is a British citizen. I believe you are on tricky ground here. Even if it were technically true that you could determine such a thing, you cannot rely on any immigration agreeing with your determination.
It would be much more sensible to register her as a British citizen, and to get her own passport. This will remove any doubt and enable her to enjoy the full privileges of travel.
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The British Embassy is not able to confirm definitively whether anyone is a British National. Although possession of a valid British passport should be sufficient for most purposes to demonstrate British nationality, it is not prima facie evidence of nationality.What documents do you need to prove British citizenship?
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It depends. Your place of birth is recorded on your passport. If you were born in UK (or Gibraltar, or the Falklands...), then I believe you could not possibly be a British citizen by descent. However there are some British citizens by birth who this doesn't apply to (for example, the foreign born children of British officials). They would need some further evidence. Therefore, the place of birth field may be sufficient (but is not necessary) to prove British citizenship by birth.
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