My son was born at PMRAFH Akrotiri in 2001 and we had no problems getting a birth certificate, however, one problem arose later.
On entering the USA, the Border Control officer would not let him enter stating that as he was Cypriot (place of birth Akrotiri Cyprus on British Passport
), he was ineligible for the Visa Waiver Programme. A very concerned Mrs 84 and a very irate me, we eventually got through to them that as a serving RAF officer, I was highly unimpressed with their treatment of 'foreign' military personnel and questioned if the same applied to the children of American military personnel serving overseas. After much discussion, a most enjoyable family holiday to Disney followed
