babies born in DR

[AnnaC]

Yes chiri is right any child born in Canada would be Canadian.


Check the rules in each province for registration. For Ontario click here

[Chirimoya]

Correction to my post above:

A baby born in the UK to a Dominican parent and a British parent is automatically entitled to Dominican citizenship BUT they MUST register him/her at the Dominican embassy in London in the first SIX months (please double-check this).

Not enough coffee...

[daydream]

Originally Posted by whirleybird

And I think I am correct in saying that, should those children born in the DR continue to live here and subsequently have children of their own, they would be solely Dominican. Only by returning to the UK for the birth of the baby could the parent claim British nationality for that child.

OK let me get this right....if a British woman has a baby in the DR and registers them at the British embassy in the DR to obtain a British passport for the baby - that makes the child a British citizen. In effect they would now have dual citizenship (Dominican/British).

If that child chose to stay in the DR and have kids of their own, what you're saying is that their children cannot obtain dual citizenship and a British passport even though their mother is a British citizen unless their mother flies to England to give birth - is that correct?

[mariel]

Originally Posted by Chirimoya

He was born on UK territory but we brought him back to the DR at the age of three months thinking we could just register him normally here, but this turned out not to be the case.

What happened, if I may ask? I mean I read the thread about El ilegal becoming legal, but I can't recall reading why the registration wasn't smooth when he was 3 months old. I'm exploring the possibility of becoming a mom this year and I'd like to register my baby down there without it costing me an eye and half the other, as it would cost me if I did it here or in Madrid (as far as I know, will check that out of course).

[Chirimoya]

By the time we were back in the DR it was past the normal registration deadline so we were looking at a declaración tardía with the added complication that he was born abroad, so it involved paperwork and additional expense. In your case, your simplest and least expensive option would be to register him at the nearest DR consulate. Good luck!

[PICHARDO]

Originally Posted by eralc777

Hi,
If an English girl and Dominican guy have a baby in DR, what nationality would the baby have? Would they get an English and Dominican passport? Would the baby be able to travel with the mum with no visa?

If the same baby is born in UK, what nationality would the baby have then?

If an English girl and a Dominican guy have a baby in the DR, the nationality of the baby is DOMINICAN.

Now: You can go to the UK Consul and have your child declared an Englishman or woman by having the record of birth dully declared as in-transit in the DR (this paperwork will be provided by the DR's side).


Even if your child is born in the UK to at least one Dominican citizen, the same applies backwards and even more: Any child born overseas to a Dominican citizen (male) can claim their parental citizenship in the Dominican Republic!!! The only limit of this citizenship is that the person will not be able to hold the office of the president or vice in the DR, neither be a commanding general of the Armed Forces at time of war (peace is ok).

[mariel]

Got it Chiri!

[whirleybird]

Originally Posted by daydream

OK let me get this right....if a British woman has a baby in the DR and registers them at the British embassy in the DR to obtain a British passport for the baby - that makes the child a British citizen. In effect they would now have dual citizenship (Dominican/British).

If that child chose to stay in the DR and have kids of their own, what you're saying is that their children cannot obtain dual citizenship and a British passport even though their mother is a British citizen unless their mother flies to England to give birth - is that correct?

Yes, to my knowledge, that is exactly the case.