Born in Latin America
A child born in Latin America receives a second passport at birth in almost every country of the region. This workbook shows where the exceptions are, how parents turn the birth into residence and a shorter route to naturalisation, how British, American, Canadian, Australian and Irish citizenship passes to a child born abroad, and what it all costs. With country table, timeline, document file and worksheets.
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What the guide contains
- The twelve-country comparison on one page: birthright rule, conditions for the child, the parents' route and residence through the child
- The parents' route worksheet with four fully worked family examples from Brazil, Mexico, Colombia and Uruguay
- The home side for five passports: UK, US, Canada, Australia and Ireland side by side, with the by-descent traps and the deadlines that matter
- The timeline from pregnancy to passport, counted back from the due date
- The document file as a checklist for parents, the birth, your home authorities and the country of birth
- The cost calculation with official fees and a cost sheet for your own quotes
Contents
- 1 The self-test
- 2 The twelve countries compared
- 3 Country profiles
- 4 The parents' route
- 5 The home side: UK, US, Canada, Australia, Ireland
- 6 Practicalities around the birth
- 7 Timeline from pregnancy to passport
- 8 The document file
- 9 What it costs
- 10 The twelve costliest mistakes
- 11 Questions for your adviser
- 12 Glossary
Good to know
After purchase you receive it as a personal PDF carrying your order number. The checklists and worksheets are made to be printed and filled in.
The website explains birthright citizenship and naturalisation. The guide adds the full twelve-country comparison, the worksheet for the parents' route with worked examples, the British, American, Canadian, Australian and Irish rules side by side, the timeline from pregnancy, the document file and the cost calculation.
No. It prepares you so that you ask the right questions and have your papers together. The decision for your family's case is what we work out in the consultation.