Hi can anyone clarify the passport situation. Our baby Pearl was born in April 2014 in the Philippines.

We want to apply for a British Passport. I would like to know the following:

Is she a British Citizen when she is born or after she gets a passport?

Who applies for the passport my wife who is in the Philippines or me who is back in the UK working?

Also does she need a passport to come and visit me in the UK?