Children Born in UK

sobtip · Post by **sobtip** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 9:57 pm

My daughter was born in the UK in April 2004.The UK Immigration rules during that time was the child would be eligible for UK Citizenship if the child stays in the UK for 7 years.I have recently checked and now the requirement states that the child has to be in the UK for 10 years. Would my daughter be eligible after 7 years as that was the law at her time of birth or would she have to apply as per according to the current laws? Pls advice.

paulp · Post by **paulp** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 10:06 pm

Are you talking about the 7 year child concession? I'm not sure there was any "law".

UKBAbble · Post by **UKBAbble** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 10:53 pm

Agreed. HO concessions are only that.

sakura · Post by **sakura** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 8:53 am

sobtip wrote:My daughter was born in the UK in April 2004.The UK Immigration rules during that time was the child would be eligible for UK Citizenship if the child stays in the UK for 7 years.I have recently checked and now the requirement states that the child has to be in the UK for 10 years. Would my daughter be eligible after 7 years as that was the law at her time of birth or would she have to apply as per according to the current laws? Pls advice.

It wasn't/isn't a law, it is a concession, which means it can be changed at any time, usually without any notice to parliament (I believe?). So, no, they would not apply the concession as it was in 2004.

Post by **Frontier Mole** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 2:36 pm

Originally it was 10 years and the regs still say ten years BUT in a parliamentary statement the concession was moved down to 7 years.

Post by **JAJ** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 11:10 pm

Frontier Mole wrote:Originally it was 10 years and the regs still say ten years BUT in a parliamentary statement the concession was moved down to 7 years.

The 7 year concession is part of the immigration system.

The 10 year rule for citizenship is in the British Nationality Act and has not changed.

Post by **Frontier Mole** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 1:27 am

JAJ,
See previous discussion

http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewto ... 64b73305c9

7 year child concession is what it states - a concession; it is not in the rules and was previously a 10 year concession.

Policy DP/069/99 now covers the position with greater clarity than the first policy 5/96.

Post by **vinny** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 10:20 am

See also NF (Ghana) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 906 (30 July 2008)- clarification on 7year child policy.

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