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Child registration
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2016 6:45 pm
by mando112
Hi all,
My child was born here while I was not setteld.
I and my wife are both setteled so my question is can i apply for british nationality for her using mn1 form?
On the form it does say both parent have to be british / have ilr but i have seen numorous posts mentiong one parent is sufficient.
Second questions , if i use nationality checking service, do I still have to send original documents or no?
Finally will my child be registered or naturalised?
What is a lead time for such applications? If he is accepted, do i then have to apply for passport and wait another few weeks?
He has another nationality but born here and only 1 year old
I applied for my owns countries passport for him.
Re: Child registration
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2016 8:17 pm
by CR001
mando112 wrote:Hi all,
My child was born here while I was not setteld.
I and my wife are both setteled so my question is can i apply for british nationality for her using mn1 form? Yes
On the form it does say both parent have to be british / have ilr but i have seen numorous posts mentiong one parent is sufficient. The form is generic and used for UK born and non UK born. ILR is sufficient.
Second questions , if i use nationality checking service, do I still have to send original documents or no? No, NCS will make copies.
Finally will my child be registered or naturalised? Children are REGISTERED and adults are NATURALISED.
What is a lead time for such applications? If he is accepted, do i then have to apply for passport and wait another few weeks? It varies from a few weeks, to a couple of months to a few months. You can also apply using the JCAP scheme, citizenship and passport combined but only through NCS.
He has another nationality but born here and only 1 year old And your point or question is??
I applied for my owns countries passport for him.
Re: Child registration
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2016 8:24 pm
by mando112
Many thanks
My point re nationality was he already holds another nationality
Will that impact his application? He is not stateless
Now what I find difficult is how to get referres for him
If hr is a minor how are you meant to get a professional reference
What would he even need one
Re: Child registration
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2016 9:04 pm
by CR001
mando112 wrote:Many thanks
My point re nationality was he already holds another nationality
Will that impact his application? He is not stateless Makes no difference. The only impact it will have is if the current nationality does not allow dual citizenship.
Now what I find difficult is how to get referres for him
If hr is a minor how are you meant to get a professional reference Read the guidance notes. Professional referee i.e. health visitor, teacher, GP, nurse, pharmacist etc.
What would he even need one
Re: Child registration
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2016 9:10 pm
by mando112
Many thanks
So once he gets the certificate back then he will have to apply for passport which can take further few weeks?
I have read the guidence throughly and my child name format is different format that how it will be presented in His british passport
He has a title from my country which has to be at beginning of his name but I don't want that
The title is religious
So if we imagine his name is patrik wilson then here is how his current passport and uk birth certificate is
Uk birth certificate: patrick title wilson
Passport: title patrik wilson
I want to write a letter explaining this so they won't insist on using his current passport format as that is not what I want
Do you think this willcause an issue?
Re: Child registration
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2016 9:16 pm
by CR001
So once he gets the certificate back then he will have to apply for passport which can take further few weeks?
I already said the below.
What is a lead time for such applications? If he is accepted, do i then have to apply for passport and wait another few weeks? It varies from a few weeks, to a couple of months to a few months. You can also apply using the JCAP scheme, citizenship and passport combined but only through NCS.
The name on the certificate and the British passport will always match the foreign passport. There is nothing you can do at the point of application to change that. This is the avoid people having multiple identities.
Re: Child registration
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2016 5:50 am
by ohara
There is no requirement for the child to have a British passport.
As said, HMPO won't issue a passport in a different name to any other uncancelled passport the child has. You will need to change their name by deed poll, then change their foreign passport, before applying for a British passport.
Writing a letter saying you want the names to be arranged differently will not cut it.