I Was Born In Belgium And Became Italian When I Married An Italian.. My Children Were Born Here.m

[lilypoppyfre]

my husband died a few years ago after a battle with dementia..I never thought that I might want to travel again, so let my passport lapse in 2019. I have no wish to go to Italy but would like to see my remaining family in Belgium;.I was told, years ago, that since my children were born here, I could ask for a kind of british passport.I enquired at the post office but they couln't help me.I have read the guidance for paper passport application but none of the sections seem to apply to me..Help needed.... please

[barry1010]

Phone the official helpline for advice
Passport Adviceline
Telephone: [phone]
From outside the UK: [phone]
Textphone: 18001 0300 222 0222
Monday to Friday, 8am to 8pm
Saturday, Sunday and UK bank holidays, 9am to 5:30pm

Or email https://eforms.homeoffice.gov.uk/outreach/Passport_Enquiries.ofml?_ga=2.189634216.2036244926.1691753512-147486932.1686102765

[youngmafbog]

Why not just renew the Belgium one? If you have family there it should be easy just get it sent to one of them. Alternatively contact the Embassy.

[Peter Pedant]

Whilst it used to be very simple ( prior to 1965) , the CE, Brexit and immigrants have made it much more complicated

ring the passport office as advised

but I wd renew your Italian one as simplest - having made SURE that they will let you back if you leave

My late lady mother had this ( India 1947) and it is an awful run around, but once sorted is OK. - and my father Belgian 1958, ( naturalised) - they didnt worry about all this when he was fighting for King George by the way - all comers welcome