Self
You may
apply for
naturalisation as and when you fulfil the
standard requirements. If you already do (meet the requirements), you may apply any day.
Spouse
Your spouse may
apply for
naturalisation through either of the following routes:
Route 1 - Complete 5 years in the UK and upon fulfilling
standard requirements apply for naturalisation.
Route 2 - After you are granted British citizenship (naturalisation certificate), your spouse may then apply for naturalisation as spouse of British citizen as and when
requirements for spouse /civil partners are met.
Born-abroad child
For a born-abroad child under 18,
born before either parent has naturalised, application for
registration as British citizen may be submitted either at the same time as either parent's naturalisation application or after either parent has naturalised (see also
9.17.9). Registration subject to discretion under
section 3(1) of BNA 1981.
For born-abroad child,
born after either parent has acquired British citizenship otherwise than by descent, the child is
British by
descent.
UK-Born child
For a child born in the UK
before either parent has settled status, the child is entitled to be
registered as British citizen under
section 1(3) of BNA 1981.
A child born in the UK
after either parent was granted settled status is a
British citizen by birth.