AntoniusBlock wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 04, 2024 10:48 am

-is there any reduction in the application costs for a joint one (parent+child)?

No difference in costs.

Even if you apply for the two together, it is possible that the application will processed and decided separately.

Acquisition of British nationality at any time after birth is never automatic, but would only be via either registration or naturalisation. Any form of acquisition of British nationality is always only prospective (from the date of registration or naturalisation certificate) and never retrospective....

The rules have not been published yet, so hard to advise accurately. The norm is that the rules in the date of application would apply for applications already submitted. So you should be fine if you apply before 11th March. But I would not leave it till the last minute to do so. The earlier you do ...

Note that if the child is born in Greece, the child will be a British citizen by descent and will not be able to automatically pass on British citizenship to their own children born outside the UK.

British citizenship is restricted to one generation born outside the UK.

Thanks for the reply! But this would be if solely depending on cash savings only right? How about if it's paired with £25,000 employment income? The current formula for the savings required in addition to income is (((18600-annual income)*2.5)+16000). The final rules and guidance on the change are ...

I cannot comment on how the Indian nationality works but I believe if the child holds an Indian passport and registers as Britsh, they will lose Indian citizenship. Children born with dual British/Indian citizenship (to a British parent and an Indian parent or to an Indian parent with ILR in the UK...

2. Family ties back in India - she have a son and another daughter aprart from my wife, she also has grand kids - we can provide family photos etc 3. Her expenses are very mimimum as she owns house and cattles and she gets government benifits for every month hense the reason we specified 2000 INR a...

What visas are your child and you currently on?

Also have you looked through the Sole responsibility post? That may give you some idea of what the requirements on that front are.

1. So we applied for FLR FP for 5 year route, so my understanding at that time was that we will have to renew twice.. firstly for 3 year and second time for 2 years. Is this understanding correct ? To the best of my knowledge (and I could be wrong), the first visa will be for 2 years and nine month...

Can I apply directly ILR for my child or should I apply as family visa as dependent? Assuming the child is still in India, you need to apply for a family dependent visa. If you attach proof that both parents have ILR, the child should be issued ILE (Indefinite Leave to Enter ; the same as ILR, but ...

It looks like when they applied for indian passports and other official docs they used their second (middle) names as surnames. My daughter carries my mom's name as her surname and wife does have a different surname. I hope this doesn't cause any issues May be problematic when traveling abroad whil...

Hello There, I am applying for visas for my family. My wife and daughter doesn't have a surname but the application doesn't have an option to move forward. In india normally in this scenario you add same name for both surname and given name. Is it same here You'd probably want to have your wife and...

This thread is a wall of text that needs going through, but from a quick glance, some corrections are in order. The purpose of Section 4L is to correct historical legislative discrimination, that if they were not there, the person would have acquired British citizenship automatically. Thus, it is a ...

Rather than income, what is necessary to show is that he has strong links to his home country/country of habitual residence. When I was still on my limited visas, years ago, my brother (then 21) and father visited me in the UK. For my brother, we showed that he was enrolled at university, the dates ...

generally speaking a parent that registered as a British Citizen under 4L is otherwise than by descent and technically could pass on citizenship Crucially the citizenship can be passed automatically on only to children born on or after the date of registration. Citizenship acquired by registration ...

@Frontier Mole, is Leave Outside The Rules an option?

To the OP, also see this thread about somebody on the 20 year illegal residence route, which leads to a further 10 years of FLR(FP) before eventual ILR and then citizenship.

Now this is some out-of-the-box thinking and it would need a lawyer who is knowledgeable on legacy immigration law. But it may be possible that your friend may be eligible for ILR based on her being granted her original leave to remain before 9th July 2012. The relevant Immigration Rule is 287(a) . ...

Does this mean if we were to apply for a fee waiver, it would effectively be another FLR(M) application? More likely it will be an FLR(FP) application and will move your spouse to the 10 year pathway to ILR. Fee waivers are available only for a very limited category of applicants, typically those w...

As a rule of thumb, children born in the UK (i.e. they have a tie to the UK other than through their parents; in this example Children 2-6) are either automatically British citizens otherwise than by descent at birth or will become British citizens otherwise than by descent when registered as Britis...

As others have mentioned, the distinction is not between naturalised citizens and by birth citizens, but between British citizens otherwise than by descent and British citizens by descent . It is best not to use the term "British citizens by birth" as it is too vague and depends on the circumstances...

Instead of applying for a British passport you can think about getting a CoE ROA. A CoE-RoA is stamped in the non-British passport of a dual British/non-British citizen and is only valid for the life of that passport. If the OP is not allowed to become a dual citizen (due to Chinese law), that appr...

Applying from overseas is a well documented route in the website, so I am surprised that you have called it out as risky and did not realise that it could still be undone at this stage. Is applying for a passport not a routine process? Am I not a citizen once naturalised? Is applying for a passport...

1) Does it matter if I apply for a passport abroad? Are passport interviews common if I were to apply in the UK? Bad idea. Keep in mind that one requirement or naturalisation as a British citizen is that you intend to reside in the UK. If your very first act as a British citizen is to move abroad a...

Not a part of the original question, but it is likely to come up later so I'll answer it now.

Even if you get your ILR soon, be aware that you can only apply for British citizenship/naturalisation after five years of the date of arrival in the UK (unless you are married to a British citizen).

Could withholding of conjugal affections be counted as domestic violence? Some interpretations of laws are so broad one can sail an aircraft carrier through them. I agree with Frontier Mole that it does not qualify as modern slavery. She can up sticks and leave any time she wants. From the circumsta...