Can you please help what is a strong/good path to follow for child born abroad to get citizenship.
2016 - Child born abroad to parents with NO ILR
2019 - Father gets ILR
2020 - Mother and Child gets ILR in December
Question is, when can we apply for citizenship of Child
We checked online and came across following quote but did not understand:OptionA - Father and Child apply today. In this case, mother is on ILR and child has not done 12 months on ILR
OptionB - Father and Child apply in December. In this case, mother is on ILR but child has done 12 months on ILR
Option C - Father applies, and once citizenship granted then both mother and Child applies.
We also tried filling online form (not submitted) for Father plus Child and we received a fees of 2380.40, which I think is calculated as 1330 + 19.2 + 1012 + 19.2 = 2380.40Where one or both parents are applying for British citizenship they may apply for one or more children who are not automatically British at birth to be registered as British citizens as part of a “family application”. Children in this category will be considered at the Home Secretary’s discretion and will usually be registered only if both the parents are granted or already hold British citizenship, or if one parent holds British citizenship and the other is settled in the UK.
Edit:
Our goal is for both father and child to get citizenship ASAP, but following a route with more surety and not discretionary.