Quote Originally Posted by rusty View Post
The information on the embassy website says:-

The advantages of a Consular birth registration are:

  • A British style birth certificate is available as evidence of British nationality
  • A record of the birth will afterwards be held in the General Registry Office in the United Kingdom

Therefore I would say that the registation does confer British Citizenship?

As you have stated, it also says that registration is not needed as he original birth certificate issued by the authorities in the country in which the birth took place, along with a notarised translation if necessary, is sufficient for all purposes in the UK (including passport applications)

http://ukinthephilippines.fco.gov.uk...h-registration
Rusty,
The link you provided actually states:-

Consular birth registrations do not confer British nationality and are not required to register your child as a British citizen or to apply for a British passport as British nationality is passed from parent to child. Your child will need to have an automatic claim to British nationality in order to register their birth. Please refer to the Home Office for more information on British nationality.
(Just to note that I highlighted in bold. The original text is not highlighted)

So rusty why do you disagree with FCO advice?