Can my child born in the UK have British nationality?

Simply being born in the United Kingdom does not grant British nationality - indeed, since 1983, Britain also requires that at least one of the 2 parents has a permanent resident status in the country.

Child born in the United Kingdom after June 30, 2021

If the child was adopted by a British citizen in a British court, they automatically possess British citizenship.

You or the other parent are a British or Irish citizen

At birth, if at least one of the parents is a British or Irish citizen living in the United Kingdom, the child automatically possesses British citizenship.

You or the other parent are a citizen of an EU or EEA country

At birth, if at least one of the parents is a citizen of an EU or EEA country* (or has an equivalent status) and lives in the United Kingdom with an indefinite leave to remain (ILR), a settled status, a right of abode or a right of re-admission, the child automatically possesses British citizenship.

* Germany, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Denmark, Spain, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, and Switzerland.

The permanent residence status is no longer valid since July 1, 2021. However, if you made your settled status application before July 1, 2021, and your child was born before the decision on your application was made, they automatically possess British citizenship.

If your child was born before you obtained settled status but:

You had applied for it before July 1, 2021, and did not have permanent residence status.
You applied for it after June 30, 2021, but had good reasons for not doing so earlier and met the criteria for obtaining the status if you had applied before that date.

The child possesses or will automatically possess British citizenship from the date you obtained or will obtain settled status.

If you have pre-settled status, your child is only eligible for pre-settled status. They will automatically possess British citizenship from the date you obtain settled status.

You or the other parent are neither a British, Irish, EU, nor EEA citizen

At birth, if at least one of the parents lives in the United Kingdom with an indefinite leave to remain (ILR), a right of abode or a right of re-admission, the child automatically possesses British citizenship.

If the child was born after January 12, 2010, and at least one of the parents is or was in the British armed forces, they automatically possess British citizenship.

Child born in the United Kingdom between April 30, 2006, and June 30, 2021

If the child has been adopted by a British citizen in a British court, they automatically possess British citizenship.

You or their other parent are a British or Irish citizen

At their birth, if at least one of their parents was a British or Irish citizen living in the United Kingdom, the child automatically possesses British citizenship.

If the child was born before 1st July 2006 and only their father met these conditions at their birth, he also had to be married to their mother for the child to automatically possess British citizenship.

You or their other parent are a citizen of an EU or EEA country

At their birth, if at least one of their parents was a citizen of an EU or EEA country (or had equivalent status) and was living in the United Kingdom with an indefinite leave to remain (ILR), a settled status, a permanent residence status, a right of abode, or a right of re-admission, the child automatically possesses British citizenship.

* Germany, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria (since 1st January 2007), Cyprus, Croatia (since 1st January 2013), Denmark, Spain, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Czech Republic, Romania (since 1st January 2007), Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, and Switzerland.

You or their other parent are neither a British, Irish, EU, nor EEA citizen

At their birth, if at least one of their parents was living in the United Kingdom with an indefinite leave to remain (ILR), a right of abode, or a right of re-admission, the child automatically possesses British citizenship.

If the child was born after 12th January 2010 and at least one of their parents was in the British armed forces, they automatically possess British citizenship.

Child born in the United Kingdom between 2nd October 2000 and 29th April 2006

If the child has been adopted by a British citizen in a British court, they automatically possess British citizenship.

You or the other parent are a British or Irish citizen

At the time of birth, if at least one of the parents was a British or Irish citizen living in the United Kingdom, the child automatically possesses British citizenship.

If only the father met these conditions at the time of birth, he also had to be married to the mother for the child to automatically possess British citizenship.

You or the other parent are a citizen of an EU or EEA country

At the time of birth, if at least one of the parents was a citizen of an EU or EEA country (or had an equivalent status) and was living in the United Kingdom with an indefinite leave to remain (ILR), a right of abode or a right of re-admission, the child automatically possesses British citizenship.

* Germany, Austria, Belgium, Cyprus (since May 1, 2004), Denmark, Spain, Estonia (since May 1, 2004), Finland, France, Greece, Hungary (since May 1, 2004), Iceland, Italy, Latvia (since May 1, 2004), Liechtenstein, Lithuania (since May 1, 2004), Luxembourg, Malta (since May 1, 2004), Norway, Netherlands, Poland (since May 1, 2004), Portugal, Czech Republic (since May 1, 2004), Slovakia (since May 1, 2004), Slovenia (since May 1, 2004), Sweden, and Switzerland (since June 1, 2002).

If the child was born after the death or retirement of one of their parents (or a family member) but at the time of birth, at least one of the parents was living in the United Kingdom and that parent (or a family member) was:

An EU or EEA citizen who lived and worked in the United Kingdom and has passed away.
A retired EU or EEA citizen who worked or was self-employed in the United Kingdom.

The child automatically possesses British citizenship.

If only the father met these conditions at the time of birth, he also had to be married to the mother for the child to automatically possess British citizenship.

You or the other parent are neither a British, Irish, EU, nor EEA citizen

At the time of birth, if at least one of the parents was living in the United Kingdom with an indefinite leave to remain (ILR), a right of abode or a right of re-admission, the child automatically possesses British citizenship.

If only the father met these conditions at the time of birth, he also had to be married to the mother for the child to automatically possess British citizenship.