THE GUARDIAN: British nationals and EU spouses say they were told by Home Office that children born abroad are not eligible for British citizenship
Children born outside the UK to a British parent in a same-sex relationship are being left stateless by the Home Office, the Guardian has learned.
British nationals and their EU spouses say they have been told by the department that children born abroad to a British parent who was also born outside the UK are not eligible for British citizenship. If the UK is unwilling to issue documentation, this has the added effect of leaving some children stateless in cases of EU countries that don’t recognise two mothers.
Couples say they have been left in limbo for many years, unable to leave the country where their child was born because they cannot obtain a passport or other identity documents for them.
“While UK nationality laws don’t explicitly discriminate against LGBTIQ+ parents, it’s the implementation in practice and the lack of regulation for children who may be stateless that creates these situations,” said Patricia Cabral, legal policy coordinator at the European Network on Statelessness, who called for safeguards. » | Nicola Kelly | Wednesday, December 21, 2022
