Given that she was born in the UK the application for her Registration as a British Citizen will be under section 1(3), an "entitlement" application. There is no residence qualification. Simply, you have your ILR, child born in the UK, therefore the application will be granted. No UKBA discretion in...

Your mother's parents, your grandparents, what nationality were they?

Can you get a copy of your mother's birth certificate and a copy of your grandparent's marriage certificate?

Also your grandmother's birth certificate?

Wait a minute, your mother moved the the UK as a child. So it is reasonable to think she did not travel alone! That is, someone must have brought her to the UK, but on what basis? To accompany one or both of her parents? If so it is reasonable to ask, what sort of visa did she have? The point is thi...

Do you know your mother's UK visa status? For example, do you still have her US passports? If yes, what UK visas are in such passports?

In any case, it looks highly likely that you are a US Citizen, but again your mother's US passports would be useful to prove that.

gannanigel, what you were hoping to achieve, getting from visitor visa to spouse visa in the UK, actually got legislated against as long ago as 01.04.2003! Yes over 11 years ago! When the change was made it was known as the "no switching rule". Prior to 01.04.2003 people were coming to the UK as a v...

Again we are at that time of year again!

If relevant to you, see my post in this topic dated 11.04.14, but this time make the change to "No" as regards the "Summer time/DST is in effect" setting.

Thanks for this information. But as regards :- After my permit there starts the one year time which limit us not to stay more than 90 days out, I managed this as I was out of UK for 70 days so far and 1 YEAR LIMIT WILL END ON 04-12-2014. -: not so, the one year period, indeed also the three year per...

For certain reason I need to be on the Electoral Register at a different address from that where I actually live.

To me that sounds like a breach of electoral law.

Yes, once you have your ILR, an application for Registration as a British Citizen can be made for your born-in-the-UK child.

The application will be under section 1(3), which is an "entitlement" application ..... no UKBA discretion involved.

Carry on discussion here :-

http://www.immigrationboards.com/britis ... 81815.html

This topic will now be locked.

I'm now reading information on UKBA saying that residence requirement is minimum 3 years. Not quite right, but what is true that there is an absolute requirement to have been in the UK exactly three years before UKBA receive your Naturalisation application. That 3-year test only applies because you...

Have a look at :-

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... r_2014.pdf

-: and in particular the last page of that file.

a friend of mine got married with an EU national and sent his application for EEA residency permit. The application was refused claiming that EU National is already married I have just read through this whole topic. Interesting! But surely isn't it as basic as this? The EU national was not previous...

You are Dutch. If you are married then your wife will be classed as a Family Member, and thus have the same Treaty Rights as you, and that includes the right to live and work in any other EEA country. Not just Schengen countries! But certainly including those countries. But documentation would be re...

There is no problem you claiming Child Benefit, even before your son is a British Citizen. After all he is not the claimant, is he!

Not sure of any link but the principle is very simple. Now that you have ILR you are entitled to claim any benefit that your circumstances dictate that you are entitled to. And any such claim will have no impact upon anything else, including any later application for Citizenship. You have a child an...

So you are British, so your partner is not here in the UK because of EU/EEA legislation.

Accordingly he will need a Schengen visa to enter Spain or any other Schengen area country.

Your National Insurance number is still valid, indeed it will be valid for the rest of your life!

But why have you posted into a topic that is merely five years old?

As soon as you got your ILR you became entitled to claim Child Benefit. The fact that you have delayed making the claim has cost you money!

Make the claim as soon as you can.

I was wondering if you might be entitled to Statutory Maternity Pay, or failing that, to Maternity Allowance. But as you have paid no National Insurance contributions in the UK and MA is only paid if you are "employed or self-employed for at least 26 weeks in the 66 weeks before the week your baby i...

Ok so you are not working now. But have you ever worked in the UK? If so for how long? And when did you give up work?

Wow, that was some delay! Before going on, can I ask, when does your wife's current visa expire? Also, why was the decision so delayed? Were you or your wife in any way to blame for the delay? Or did you supply all information requested on a timely basis? OK, please download :- https://www.gov.uk/go...

Simon, glad to be of service. And pleased to see it all worked out with the ILR.

hallamking, none of that is a problem. With ILR you are entitled to claim whatever benefits your circumstances dictate you are entitled to. As regards "if someone not working in the qualifying period of 12 months will that effect his/her naturalisation application as they would not be paying any nat...