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This has been asked before, however I am not sure whether PR certificate is required for an application.

Child born in the UK to parents who both are EU citizens (A8 country).

At the time the child was born one of the parents had been in full time employment for 5 years (WRS was completed at the time) therefore exercising Treaty rights, however there is no EEA1 or EEA3 certificate to confirm the Permanent Residency (although PR is obtained automatically after 5 continuous years exercising treaty rights).

I have read what is required for an application with IPS:
http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/the-applicat ... d-passport

I understand that the birth certificate plus either of the parents passports is normally required. Do I also need a PR certificate to apply for a first child passport?

So essentially this boils down to whether I need to confirm (by obtaining the EEA3 PR certificate?) the "settled" status, as it is a prerequisite for the child to automatically acquire British citizenship, *before* applying for the first child passport?

The Automatic acquisition of British citizenship for a child as per MN1 Guide:

A child born in the United Kingdom to an EEA national after 30 April 2006 will be a British citizen if their parent had been in the United Kingdom exercising EC Treaty rights in accordance with the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 for more than 5 years

There is no need to have PR Confirmation. However, you will need to provide proof to the claim the child is automatically British i.e. proof of 5 years treaty rights before the child birth for example in the form of 5 P60's (+ WRS registration).