The Consular Section of the British Embassy in Montevideo can register the births of British nationals in Uruguay.  Registration is not compulsory, however it is proof of citizenship and there are the advantages that a British form of the birth certificate is  available, and that a record of the birth is then held at the General Register Office in the UK.

Complete the Application Form for the registration of a birth and bring it to the Consulate with the appropriate fee and the following documents, which must be originals:

• The child's full Uruguayan birth certificate, showing names of both parents
• If both parents are British,  their full British Birth Certificates (which give details of both parents)  
• If one of the parents is not British, the local birth certificate of this parent 
• The parents' full marriage certificate, and photocopies of their Passports
• If only one of the parents is British and he/she was born outside the United Kingdom, we need to see his/her consular birth certificate showing that his/her father was in Crown Service at the time of the birth
• If either parent was previously divorced, the divorce decree
• In addition to every original document you submit, you should also include a photocopy.  We will return all original documents to you.

Birth registrations where the parents of the child are not married
A child born after 1 January 1983, is entitled to British Citizenship if the mother was born in the United Kingdom.
Until 1 July 2006 there was no provision in nationality law for the consular registration of births of children where only the father was British and the parents were not married. The law changed on 1 July 2006 and British fathers do not have to be married to the mothers of their children in order to be able to pass on their nationality. We can therefore register the births of children born abroad to British fathers in these circumstances on or after 1 July 2006. We will need to see the child’s full Uruguayan birth certificate and the father’s full UK birth certificate. Children born before 1 July 2006 do not benefit from this legislation.

However, since March 2000, British-born fathers have been able to register their children who were born abroad via the Home Office. These applications must be submitted to the British Embassy  in Montevideo for transmission to the Home Office.  For details please contact us and ask about Home Office Registrations, or registrations via the Nationality and Passport section in the UK, or see www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk

If you already have returned to the UK and have decided to register your child who was born in Uruguay, please apply to the following address:
Nationality and Passports Section of the Consular Directorate
Old Admiralty Building
London
SW1A 2AF
Tel.:  020 7008 0186