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British Passport for my baby
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2020 2:49 pm
by Noel Rodrigues
Hi Guys,
Please can you help me , I want to apply for British Passport for my new born baby but i have some questions which keep confusing me.
My baby is born on 31/03/2020 and I complete 5 years in UK on 07/04/2020, both me and my wife are Portuguese Passport holders, Can my baby get a British passport since she was born here. I am just few days away from completing 5 years as i entered UK on 07/04/2015.
Can I apply for my baby British Passport after I get the EU settled status?
If not, then when can I apply and do I have to do my EEA (PR) for this?
Please can someone advice me. I will be very grateful for your help.
Many Thanks
Noel Rodrigues.
Re: British Passport for my baby
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2020 2:55 pm
by CR001
If your child was born BEFORE you attained PR based on 5 years of exercising treaty rights, then your child is not automatically British and cannot apply directly for a British passport.
You have to register the child as British on form MN1 first (costs (£1022). Once the child is registered as British, only then can you apply for a British passport.
You will need evidence of PR or Settled Status in order to register the child as British.
Re: British Passport for my baby
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2020 3:25 pm
by Noel Rodrigues
CR001 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 20, 2020 2:55 pm
If your child was born BEFORE you attained PR based on 5 years of exercising treaty rights, then your child is not automatically British and cannot apply directly for a British passport.
You have to register the child as British on form MN1 first (costs (£1022). Once the child is registered as British, only then can you apply for a British passport.
You will need evidence of PR or Settled Status in order to register the child as British.
Thank you for your help.
If the child has a British Birth certificate, does it help?
Can i use EU settled Status scheme to prove my 5 years for the MN1.
Thanks in a million once again.
Re: British Passport for my baby
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2020 3:33 pm
by CR001
If the child has a British Birth certificate, does it help?
It still doesn't make the child British or entitled to a British passport.. You would need to submit the birth certificate with the form MN1 Registration as British application.
Can i use EU settled Status scheme to prove my 5 years for the MN1.
Yes.
Re: British Passport for my baby
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2020 3:42 pm
by Noel Rodrigues
CR001 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 20, 2020 3:33 pm
If the child has a British Birth certificate, does it help?
It still doesn't make the child British or entitled to a British passport.. You would need to submit the birth certificate with the form MN1 Registration as British application.
Can i use EU settled Status scheme to prove my 5 years for the MN1.
Yes.
Thank you i am grateful for your help, I will apply for MN1 first.