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Child registration questions
Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2023 9:57 pm
by ema3b
Hi. I am applying to register my child as british citizen on form mn1. There is a question „Have you had settlement in the uk”. my daughter only has pre-settled status now, but is also waiting for a decision about settled status. How do I answer this question. Does pre-settled or certificate of application for settled status count as settlement? Or should I answer no, because technically she hasnt received the settled status yet so she is not settled in the UK at the moment? And then maybe explain in the notes that I applied for her?
Thank you!
Re: Child registration questions
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2023 6:38 am
by CR001
Was the child born in the uk?
What are the parents immigration status?
Re: Child registration questions
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2023 7:59 am
by ema3b
CR001 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 14, 2023 6:38 am
Was the child born in the uk?
What are the parents immigration status?
Yes, she was born in the UK in 2020 and I got granted settled status after she was born (2023).
Once I got settled status I applied for her right away, but I haven’t received a decision from the Home Office, just the certificate of application. She’s had pre-settled status from when she was a baby but I don’t know if it counts as „settlement”.
Thank you!
Re: Child registration questions
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2023 8:33 am
by CR001
Answer no. A UK born child has an entitlement to register as British and doesn't need settled status.
Re: Child registration questions
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2023 8:41 am
by ema3b
CR001 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 14, 2023 8:33 am
Answer no. A UK born child has an entitlement to register as British and doesn't need settled status.
Okay thats so helpful thank you very much!
And just to confirm, since my daughter is 3, she doesn’t need to attend the cremeony, she will just receive the certificate by post? Do you know if I get any confirmation that application was succesful, or that they’ve posted the certificate before I receive it? And will they put it in a lettebox or is it a special delivery?
Re: Child registration questions
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2023 9:20 am
by CR001
Only adults attend a ceremony.
You will receive an approval email and the certificate will follow in the post a couple of weeks later.
Re: Child registration questions
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2023 10:33 am
by ema3b
CR001 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 14, 2023 9:20 am
Only adults attend a ceremony.
You will receive an approval email and the certificate will follow in the post a couple of weeks later.
Thank you! I appreciate it!