Quote Originally Posted by flomike View Post
Hi I have a friend who is very confused what to do regarding her daugther whose in the Phils right now. The daugther was born here in UK when my friend still in WP visa and now she is British citizen and her husband on ILR.

They want to get the daughter to live here in the UK for good. She thinks that her daugther is eligible to register as British since she was born here. She rang the UK embassy in Manila they said she can apply here in the UK and then she went to CAB to clarify it but they said she needs to apply in Manila for her citizenship.
I seem to remember someone once saying to me, "just because a person is born on the [Scottish] Isle of Skye, it doesn't mean he/she is a 'Skye Terrier'!" ... or other daft words to that effect.

But in this instance, the daughter's birth took place in the UK. Her mother is ALREADY a naturalised British Citizen ... and the father has Indefinite Leave To Remain; surely, all things considered, the girl is eligible to be registered in THIS country. Of course, I'M no expert.