Queries for registering child born in UK as British
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2022 3:53 pm
Context:
Child Born in UK - Dec 2019, will turn 3 this December
Father received ILR - Oct 2022 (this month)
1. Can my wife apply for her ILR and in parallel I apply for my son British Registration in parallel?
2. Do I need to apply for ILR for my son or I can go directly to British Registeration?
3. The application form for my son registration is this one? -https://visas-immigration.service.gov.u ... 1664018410
i.e. Apply for registration of a child under 18 as a British citizen
4. Guidance for referee says - "Where the applicant is a child applying, one referee should be a professional who has engaged with the child in a professional capacity, such as a teacher, health visitor, social worker or minister of religion." - I am not sure if his nursery will be ready to give that information and also given he is less than 3 years old and he is going to nursery since 18 months, they would not have known him or us since 3 years? Where can I find list of professionals accepted as a referee? I have a friend who works as a physiotherapist in NHS Hospital who is ready to be a referee, will that work?
5. Form asks if you have been living at this address for last 5 years? Given he is not even 3, should I say yes? Or should I answer the question for myself and given I have been living at my current address since 4 years so do I give my previous address as well?
6. To a question - "Are either of the parents of the child (as stated in this application) applying for naturalisation as a British citizen on an AN form?" As I have just received ILR and not eligible to apply for British Citizenship until a year more - I should say No?
7. Last, even if his British Registration citizenship is in the process (lets say I apply tomorrow) - can we travel outside the country? He has a valid PBS Dependent Visa valid until Oct 2023?
Many thanks
Child Born in UK - Dec 2019, will turn 3 this December
Father received ILR - Oct 2022 (this month)
1. Can my wife apply for her ILR and in parallel I apply for my son British Registration in parallel?
2. Do I need to apply for ILR for my son or I can go directly to British Registeration?
3. The application form for my son registration is this one? -https://visas-immigration.service.gov.u ... 1664018410
i.e. Apply for registration of a child under 18 as a British citizen
4. Guidance for referee says - "Where the applicant is a child applying, one referee should be a professional who has engaged with the child in a professional capacity, such as a teacher, health visitor, social worker or minister of religion." - I am not sure if his nursery will be ready to give that information and also given he is less than 3 years old and he is going to nursery since 18 months, they would not have known him or us since 3 years? Where can I find list of professionals accepted as a referee? I have a friend who works as a physiotherapist in NHS Hospital who is ready to be a referee, will that work?
5. Form asks if you have been living at this address for last 5 years? Given he is not even 3, should I say yes? Or should I answer the question for myself and given I have been living at my current address since 4 years so do I give my previous address as well?
6. To a question - "Are either of the parents of the child (as stated in this application) applying for naturalisation as a British citizen on an AN form?" As I have just received ILR and not eligible to apply for British Citizenship until a year more - I should say No?
7. Last, even if his British Registration citizenship is in the process (lets say I apply tomorrow) - can we travel outside the country? He has a valid PBS Dependent Visa valid until Oct 2023?
Many thanks