When is it safe for baby to fly?

[melbel]

I would double check that antheia...was your dad born in britain. The laws recently changed making it that it had to be a parent born there to get one...it used to be grandparent but was changed recently in britain.....I know this because I used to be eligible but no longer am.

I have dual citizenship because I was born overseas to Austalian parents but I know that it was not an automatic thing.....my parents had to register with the australian consulate overseas in order for me to obtain an Australian passport. I also know that my niece was born in the US to australian parents and she still must travel on an American passport to enter america....bascially you need to have a passport from your country of birth to enter your country of birth otherwise it is considered fraudulent.

Okay just spoke to my SIL who is in exactly the same situation she is british and my brother is australian. Citizenship is not automatic.... it has be applied for by the parent who is born in Britain, so your hubby would have to do the application. It would be what I have which is called citizenship by descent. Without citizenship your child can carry a british passport but again your husband would need to be involved in the application..... and she would still need to carry an australian passport.......she would need her australian passort to reenter her country of birth. My SIL's advice is if you are going to be travelling back and forth to england you should probably get both but Daddy will have to apply for the british one.
She strongly advised getting some legal advice so you can jump on things as soon as bubba arrives. hope that helps........

[melbel]

just to clarify antheia...you are eligible to work in the UK under what is called an ancestry visa which means any one from a commonwealth country who has a grandparent born in the UK can apply for a working visa for five years provided they can prove they intend to work and will be fully self supporting. you would unable to claim any government financial assistance like a citizen can and cannot carry a british passport.

you father however could apply for permanent residency and a passport.

[Bub2Be]

Any news yet when bubs daddy may get back here, do you think he will be back in time for the birth

[Tegam]

My poor beautiful little man flew 8 times in his first 8 weeks (thats how i remember as i was so bloody tired LOL)..they were domestic flights

I think the first flight was maybe 3 weeks old......if that

I am with the other girls....the biggest problem will be a passport...I didnt even need a birthcert!

Also check out the nationality stuff as its changed, my mother is english and i cant even get a UK passport...just a cert of patrialoty (Sp?)


good luck my DH missed the birth of our second and we still are sad about it!