# Is my child a British citizen?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 21, 2005, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-child-a-british-citizen/291108 "2005-02-21T03:43:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![owlstretchingtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/958977/32.png) [@owlstretchingtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/owlstretchingtime)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2005, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-child-a-british-citizen/291108/21 "2005-02-22T09:36:59Z")

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You should get him a passport now. Like I said, there’s no apparent problems ahead, but once he’s got it - he’s got it for life, no matter what the rules may change to.

There’s no down side - we don’t have anything like national service so there are no obligations attaching and it will make life a lot easier if he wants to travel and work around Europe.

It also means he can play for England (but not Scotland).

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