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Hello,
I hope someone can help me with my query regarding my child’s registration as BC.
Dates as per below:

- Child born in Spain in 2015
- Spanish parents married before birth and still married
- Both parents arrived in 2013 no gaps, same employers and only one address
- Settled status achieved in December 2019 by the three of them
- Both parents preparing exams for naturalisation during 2020

My doubts are regarding our son, what do we have to do for him to get British registration?
Should we apply for his registration when we apply for our naturalisation? Or should we do it afterwards?
When/if he gets the registration, is that permanent or needs to be confirmed when he turns 18? If itneeds to be confirmed, what are the requirements?

Many thanks for your help

You can apply for his registration as BC as part of your citizenship application (and this is the easiest way).
Currently it is still about £1000, but there were some developments so it might become cheaper.
He will not need to pass any tests or attend citizenship ceremony, you will receive his certificate, and he will be BC. No additional confirmations later.

Many thanks for your speedy response it is much appreciated.

I have read that we should be requesting a permanent residence card before applying for citizenship, is that necessary? I thought 12 months after receiving the settled status we were fine to go

It is here Q5
british-citizenship/citizenship-faqs-co ... 95747.html

Thanks

Settled status is sufficient.

You can apply for BC after you have spent 12 months being "free of immigration control", which should be confirmed - by EITHER PR or settled status.
12 months after you got settled status is OK. An alternative is 12 months after you got PR status. (note that the link you refer to is to the discussion before settled status was even introduced)

An advantage of PR is that they "backdate" it: you would get PR on date X + letter saying you are "deemed" Permanent Resident from date Y (which is often before X), and then you can count 12 months from Y.
So in your case, you can simply apply for BC in December 2020.
Or you can apply for PR now, and once you get it, apply 12 months from day they deem you acquired PR (if you came to UK, say, in June 2013, and started to work immediately, then the deemed date would be June 18) - which means you will be able to apply for BC earlier then December 2020.
Given that you say you always had the same job, PR is very easy (essentially, you just send your P60s), so if you are in a rush to apply for BC you may consider doing PR application now.
Note that the child does not have to have PR, settled status, wait 12 months, etc.

I recommend you to ask all those questions in BC part of the forum - you will get more and quicker replies.

obormot wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 14, 2020 12:23 pm

I recommend you to ask all those questions in BC part of the forum - you will get more and quicker replies.

Topic was moved already before you responded!!

while I was responding

Thanks both for your help, you are superstars!!

We got settled status confirmed back in December 2018, so I think we are fine to apply.

Kind regards

obormot wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 14, 2020 11:32 am

You can apply for his registration as BC as part of your citizenship application (and this is the easiest way).
Currently it is still about £1000, but there were some developments so it might become cheaper.
He will not need to pass any tests or attend citizenship ceremony, you will receive his certificate, and he will be BC. No additional confirmations later.

Hello again,

When you mention that we can apply for his registration as part of ours, could you let me know how to do that? I was planning to do the online application as per below:

https://visas-immigration.service.gov.u ... onality-an

Do you think that will work?

Thanks for your help

Enrique

That link is for naturalisation (adults), children are registered (MN1):
Link: https://visas-immigration.service.gov.u ... 1576949033
MN1 Guidance: https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... 1-guidance

Yes, I know, but it is a bit confusing because it mentions:

"In your application, you can also include family members. Each person included in the application will be assessed against the statutory requirements in their own right.

You can also apply on behalf of a child under 18 if they meet the eligibility criteria."

So I thought that I could apply for myself, my wife and my 4 year-old son in one go, is that correct?

Or shall I apply using the link for the adults and the MN1 for my son?

Thanks again

OK, my confusion, if you have the option to include child then you may as well do that.

thanks much appreciated

Hello All,

I hope you can help me with a few doubts about the documents we have to take to our appointment at UKVCAS.

We are a family of three all of us Spanish citizens, my wife and I have been living in the UK for the last 7 years, our son was born in Spain but has lived all his life here and now is 4 years old.

According to the list we have received we have to provide (I have highlighted my doubts in red):

- Passports
- Proof of parental responsibility, What is this?
- English certificate
- Settled status evidence, Can we use the letter that we received from the HO?
- Letter of consent for our son from both parents
- Proof of living in the UK, do they refer to the Living in the UK test? If so, can we use the email we received from them?
- Marriage certificate
- Two referee declarations for each of us
- Our son's birth certificate, this is in Spanish, shall we translate it?
- Proof of nationality, would not suffice with the passports?

Many thanks for your help.

Kind regards

Enrique

Hello All,

I hope you can help me with a few doubts about the documents we have to take to our appointment at UKVCAS.

We are a family of three all of us Spanish citizens, my wife and I have been living in the UK for the last 7 years, our son was born in Spain but has lived all his life here and now is 4 years old.

According to the list we have received we have to provide (I have highlighted my doubts in red):

- Passports
- Proof of parental responsibility, What is this?
- English certificate
- Settled status evidence, Can we use the letter that we received from the HO?
- Letter of consent for our son from both parents
- Proof of living in the UK, do they refer to the Living in the UK test? If so, can we use the email we received from them?
- Marriage certificate
- Two referee declarations for each of us
- Our son's birth certificate, this is in Spanish, shall we translate it?
- Proof of nationality, would not suffice with the passports?

Many thanks for your help.

Kind regards

Enrique

1. Birth certificate for child.

2. Yes

3. No. You need evidence of living in the UK, such as P60s for 5 years etc. Liuk is not the same

4. Yes, any document not in English just be translated by an official translator etc.

5. Passports yes.

Perfect, thanks for the speedy response. Much appreciated

Apart from P60s is there anything else that you think we should provide? We have all P60s for the last 7 years and I have added the last payslip from February

Thanks

Hello All,

I have two questions.

- To evidence life in the UK we have submitted our P60s for the last 6 years and the last payslip from February, is that enough?

- We had our UKVCAS appointment this Friday but we have had to cancel due to self-isolation, do you know if the deadline for appointments will be extended? Our deadline is the 5th of May but if things go the wrong way they may close the service

Thanks

Enrique

- To evidence life in the UK we have submitted our P60s for the last 6 years and the last payslip from February, is that enough?

Yes

for the rest, it's total chaos at the moment. Just wait and see.