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ILR parents of UK born baby

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2015 1:52 pm
by tulipz
Hi all,
My husband and I are ILR holders. We finished 1 year on ILR now and we are about to apply for UK citizenship. We have a 6yr old child (ILR) and I am currently pregnant with our second child.
I understand that once the baby is born, he/she can apply for British Passport directly. Would we save any money/time by applying after the baby gets the passport? (as parents of British citizen or something?)

Any relevant advice is gratefully recieved...

Regards,
Tulipz

Re: ILR parents of UK born baby

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2015 4:58 pm
by geriatrix
Baby's British passport will neither save money nor time with regards to parents' naturalisation applications.

Re: ILR parents of UK born baby

Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2015 1:48 am
by secret.simon
tulipz wrote:I understand that once the baby is born, he/she can apply for British Passport directly.
Only if s/he is born in the UK (while you are on ILR). If s/he is born after you have been naturalised, s/he will be British wherever in the world s/he is born.

Your baby's citizenship status is irrelevant to yours.