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Eligibility for Registering as British Citizen
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2023 9:55 am
by sreekan2
Hi All, I got a question about my daughter's "registering as British Citizen".
I am a British citizen by naturalization,
my wife and 8-year-old daughter are currently on a family visa and will be eligible for ILR in Jan 2024(5 years completed),
Can I apply for ILR for my wife and apply for registration as a British citizen for my daughter at the same time?
Thanks in advance
Re: Eligibility for Registering as British Citizen
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2023 11:04 am
by Ticktack
sreekan2 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 06, 2023 9:55 am
Hi All, I got a question about my daughter's "registering as British Citizen".
I am a British citizen by naturalization,
my wife and 8-year-old daughter are currently on a family visa and will be eligible for ILR in Jan 2024(5 years completed),
Can I apply for ILR for my wife and apply for registration as a British citizen for my daughter at the same time?
Thanks in advance
Your daughter need ILR first. I'm guessing she wasn't born here.
Re: Eligibility for Registering as British Citizen
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2023 11:32 am
by sreekan2
Yes, she was born outside UK
Re: Eligibility for Registering as British Citizen
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2023 11:52 am
by sreekan2
My wife entered in the UK on 19-08-2018, so can I apply in Aug-2023(current visa valid until Jan-2024), if she receives ILR before my daughter's visa expiry(Jan-2024), then can I apply for "registration as British Citizen" for my daughter?
Re: Eligibility for Registering as British Citizen
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2023 11:58 am
by Ticktack
sreekan2 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 06, 2023 11:52 am
My wife entered in the UK on 19-08-2018, so can I apply in Aug-2023(current visa valid until Jan-2024), if she receives ILR before my daughter's visa expiry(Jan-2024), then can I apply for "registration as British Citizen" for my daughter?
Why would you think that's possible? For anyone to be granted British Citizenship, they need to be free from immigration restrictions. That's what ILR is.
How have you then disregarded what I've said and gone back to your original assumptions.
If your daughter was born in the UK, then that's different.
Re: Eligibility for Registering as British Citizen
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2023 12:37 pm
by sreekan2
No, I haven't disregarded your suggestion,
I am just trying to clear my doubts,
so for any children born outside the UK, they must hold ILR before applying for British citizenship?
Thanks
Re: Eligibility for Registering as British Citizen
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2023 4:07 pm
by secret.simon
Also see
this almost identical thread.
Both the other parent and the child need to either have ILR or have resided in the UK for 10 years in order for the child to be able to register for British citizenship.
Re: Eligibility for Registering as British Citizen
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2023 4:27 pm
by sreekan2
Thank you.
secret.simon wrote: ↑Fri Jan 06, 2023 4:07 pm
Also see
this almost identical thread.
Both the other parent and the child need to either have ILR or have resided in the UK for 10 years in order for the child to be able to register for British citizenship.
Child eligibility for Naturalization
Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2023 8:44 pm
by sreekan2
Hi Guys,
I am currently holding British citizenship.
my daughter was born outside the UK (I was on a Tier 2 visa then), and she has been ILR dependent for the last 5 years.
My question is, is she eligible to apply for naturalization without applying for ILR?
My wife is also ILR dependent along with my daughter.
Thanks in advance.
Re: Child eligibility for Naturalization
Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2023 9:00 pm
by CR001
1. Topics merged
2. The advice remains the same as when you asked in January!! Not sure why you believe anything has changed. The child needs ILR first before you can register her as british.