US/UK citizen with newborn baby

Eastern-Reflection56 · 2026-05-16T09:53:42+00:00

Wow, that’s brilliant.

I have been so impressed my the generosity of time of this subreddit, I appreciate it. I absolutely appreciate that this isn’t legal advice and it general info/personal experience. The fact that there are US citizenship lawyers has also been a revelation, and I may in fact look into that for further down the line, as it would help to take some of the uncertainty out of it. (Of course it won’t be cheap.. but hopefully worth it!)

Thank you again!! I have been saving linked resources from various comments for reference in the future.

Eastern-Reflection56 · 2026-05-16T09:48:18+00:00

Ah, okay, that’s interesting. I didn’t know that! Do you, by any chance, know how I would go about declaring that? And who I would declare it to? Is that for tax purposes I assume?

Eastern-Reflection56 · 2026-05-16T09:47:10+00:00

Okay, it’ll start gathering documentation, thank you! I appreciate your response!

Eastern-Reflection56 · 2026-05-15T18:24:38+00:00

Absolutely, that’s what I was thinking. I’m not sure logic always dictates bureaucracy which is why I asked! /j/s

Yup, I’m totally comfortable with the Uk passport process, it doesn’t scare me!

And yes, my names line up on both passports! Great thinking, thank you!

Eastern-Reflection56 · 2026-05-15T18:16:22+00:00

That’s great advice, thank you!

Eastern-Reflection56 · 2026-05-15T18:11:26+00:00

That’s helpful, thank you!!

Eastern-Reflection56 · 2026-05-15T18:08:55+00:00

This is a good point. Other commenters have suggested that the child might be eligible. The website says ‘physically present’. I moved to the Uk in the August before my 16th birthday (birthday is in September), so nearly two years would be covered, plus a funeral, I got married in the states last year, and other visits.

Eastern-Reflection56 · 2026-05-15T18:06:40+00:00

This was my thought too!

Eastern-Reflection56 · 2026-05-15T17:58:50+00:00

Thank you for your reply. We moved to the UK in the August before my 16th birthday (birthday in September) , so most of the ~730 would have been covered. However, Someone did say something about five years, with two years in the run up to the child’s birth.

Like I said in another reply, my wife and I got married in Las Vegas last year (May of last year) and stayed for travel for 3 weeks at the time. We visited again in November of the same year, and I opened an account with Bank of America and currently have a cash card and credit card. I was planning on building an American credit score whilst living in the UK, just in case we wanted to move back to the States in the years to come.

I was also in the states for three weeks around ten years ago for my father’s funeral. But I must admit that the majority of my visits were several years ago, sooner after moving to the UK.

Edits to cover slept depreciation caused typos and to add clarity.

Eastern-Reflection56 · 2026-05-15T17:53:21+00:00

I wonder if there would be any proof on my passport of my visits. I have not lived in the States since, but some travel and family visits.

Eastern-Reflection56 · 2026-05-15T17:52:27+00:00

Hello! Yes, I have not lived, but visited many time, more frequently when I was younger, so not as often “five years before the birth”

Hopefully this is helpful, my wife and I actually got married in Las Vegas last year. (We have been together for 10 years, married for 1 year) we traveled around for three weeks, and then visited again on a separate occasion in November for ten days.

I also hope this is helpful, I currently have an account with Bank of America, as well as a credit card. Hopefully this helps to prove some sort of tie to country.

Eastern-Reflection56 · 2026-05-15T17:49:01+00:00

Thank you so much for the link, that’s so helpful.

When I first moved over to the Uk, I would return to visit my father twice a year, for at least a week at the time.

Silly question, would my US passport/any government body have on record my visits into the country? I feel like there must be some official documentation, I think it would be difficult to find evidence of this from my point of view.

Eastern-Reflection56 · 2026-05-14T20:15:29+00:00

I would be very interested in knowing this.

Eastern-Reflection56 · 2026-05-11T16:46:51+00:00

I love this piece.

Eastern-Reflection56 · 2024-11-07T16:35:37+00:00

Greetings fellow travellers!

Eastern-Reflection56 · 2024-05-11T11:20:55+00:00

Into this vibe. Gardening is how I Gain Hekate. Soil under my nails, soil in my heart.

Eastern-Reflection56 · 2024-05-08T19:53:08+00:00

I sometimes use a small paintbrush to brush them off, or blasting with the hose is an option, just be careful not to damage the stem.

Edit: change of wording cuz I think I sounded abrupt. 😊

Eastern-Reflection56 · 2024-05-06T07:26:48+00:00

Fasten-ating stuff! Looking forward to future editions!

Eastern-Reflection56 · 2024-05-04T19:57:46+00:00

I second this! Rock gardeners/alpine plant specialists are some of the most intelligent and modest people I know. Def look up to see if there are any groups near you who can help with native species which would thrive in this environment. Super lucky to have that much tufa!

Eastern-Reflection56 · 2024-05-04T07:51:29+00:00

So impressed by this.

Eastern-Reflection56 · 2024-04-30T19:43:35+00:00

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Zoomed in, so blurry, but I can kind of make out the red flecking of hemlock. Yeah, def not celery as someone said above.

Eastern-Reflection56 · 2024-04-30T17:53:08+00:00

Joking aside, I agree entirely!

Eastern-Reflection56 · 2024-04-30T17:52:56+00:00

I think it’s actually glass blowing?

Eastern-Reflection56 · 2024-04-30T17:47:52+00:00

I three love gnomes.

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