Baby born in Philppines - UK passport?

[brumboy]

Hi , I would welcome any advice on our situation which is similar but a little more complicated. I am living in the Philippines for some time now. Our son was born in July 2009. I am British , my partner is a Filipina still married to a filipino but undergoing annulment. We have our son's NSO birth certificate and I signed the Admission of Paternity. According to what I read on the Manila Br.Embassy website because my partner is still married to someone else I cannot apply for a British birth certificate or register him at the Embassy. Is this correct? I am so confused. Thank you.

[JimOttley]

Hi , I would welcome any advice on our situation which is similar but a little more complicated. I am living in the Philippines for some time now. Our son was born in July 2009. I am British , my partner is a Filipina still married to a filipino but undergoing annulment. We have our son's NSO birth certificate and I signed the Admission of Paternity. According to what I read on the Manila Br.Embassy website because my partner is still married to someone else I cannot apply for a British birth certificate or register him at the Embassy. Is this correct? I am so confused. Thank you.

Hi exactly the same situation as you, you need a DNA test performed by a DNA testing lab that is recognised by the British Embassy in Manila we used UP in Manila (University of the Philippines)

Since 1st July 2006 any child born to a British father outside the UK is automatically a British Citizen by descent and this does confer settlement rights and entry rights to UK.

If you have signed an affidavit of paternity and have all the other documents you require then really just do the DNA test it's expensive but it proves beyond doubt.

The Embassy gave me the same spiel about the child's father, that your child's legal father is your partners husband but this is not correct.

DNA test will prove paternity but make sure the embassy will accept the labs results for legal purposes.

Our story was a long and miserable one but my daughters British passport was issued last week.


Contact details for UP

Maria Corazon A. De Ungria
Head of Department

Miranda Hall
University of the Philippines
Diliman
Quezon City
Metro Manila
1101

Office +63 24341574
Fax +63 29252965

It's expensive but they will do a three way test valid for any legal purpose in the Philippines cost us 60,000 peso. About 900 quid last Novemeber


Jim

[IainBusby]

Hi , I would welcome any advice on our situation which is similar but a little more complicated. I am living in the Philippines for some time now. Our son was born in July 2009. I am British , my partner is a Filipina still married to a filipino but undergoing annulment. We have our son's NSO birth certificate and I signed the Admission of Paternity. According to what I read on the Manila Br.Embassy website because my partner is still married to someone else I cannot apply for a British birth certificate or register him at the Embassy. Is this correct? I am so confused. Thank you.

If your spending any time in Phils whilst your gf's annulment is going through, you should be careful with regard to the fact that you have admitted paternity and to be more precise, with her (not quite) ex finding out that you have admitted paternity. The reason I say this is that in the Philippines you could be arrested and thrown in jail for adultery.

It may be very unlikely that this would happen, but where a foriegner is involved, cash registers start ringing in peoples ears and especially in (not quite) ex husbands ears. I can't find it on here, but there was a case where this actually happened not too long ago.

Iain.

[JimOttley]

If your spending any time in Phils whilst your gf's annulment is going through, you should be careful with regard to the fact that you have admitted paternity and to be more precise, with her (not quite) ex finding out that you have admitted paternity. The reason I say this is that in the Philippines you could be arrested and thrown in jail for adultery.

It may be very unlikely that this would happen, but where a foriegner is involved, cash registers start ringing in peoples ears and especially in (not quite) ex husbands ears. I can't find it on here, but there was a case where this actually happened not too long ago.

Iain.

Yes very good point, British lad living in Las Pinas a couple of years back, not rich, got thrown in jail because hubby wanted the traditional million peso ransom.

If I remember correctly he went on the run with his partner and his child, very sad.

I'll try and find the link to the Daily Mail article.


Jim