Oh, another thing people keep asking us is if Gilliam will be a dual citizen, both American and British, since he was born in the UK. The answer is, “not really”.
On paper, the answer is “no.”
Unlike the United States, the UK does not recognize location of the birth as a factor in citizenship. So, the mere fact that he was born in London does not mean anything to the Brits. Citizenship, at birth, is solely related to the parents. Since neither Serena nor I are British subjects, neither is Gilliam.
But, that being said, we have heard that down the road, when Gilliam is an adult, if he wishes to apply for British citizenship, it wouldn’t be too hard for him to get it due to the fact he was born here.
Who knows really… I’ll let you know what Gilliam decides to do in eighteen years.
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Actually, children of people with diplomatic immunity, that are born in the US are not considered citizens under US law. Many countries have this special exception, including the UK.
So Gilliam should be excluded on that alone. But, assuming that do not consider your TDY as being accredited to the UK, neither you or Serena are "settled" legally in the UK. To be considered a UK citizen a child born in the UK has to have at least one parent that has indefinite leave to remain or some other settled status at the time of the child's birth.
Yes, as noted in my posting... "on paper, the answer is 'no'."
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