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Hi,

I have ILR and my wife has switched to dependent from hsmp when i got my ILR. We have a child (16 months) born in UK and he got ILR at the same time as i. I think i will be eligible to apply for Naturalisation in May this year. I have a couple of questions related to my son.

1. As his mother doesn't have ILR, can we register him as Citizen?
2. if answer to above question is YES, If i register (MN1) now, is there a time limit to apply for british passport for him? I ask this question as i intend to apply for his passport only when i am ready to apply for myself. But thought if i can complete his registration now then i will have one thing less to do in May.

I appreciate any inputs and thanks for your time!

See also child born in UK. A British citizen may apply for a British passport at any time.

Hi Vinny,

So as per this text i can apply for MN1 now

(3)A person born in the United Kingdom after commencement who is not a British citizen by virtue of subsection (1) [F7, (1A)] or (2) shall be entitled to be registered as a British citizen if, while he is a minor—
(a)his father or mother becomes a British citizen or becomes settled in the United Kingdom; and
(b)an application is made for his registration as a British citizen.


Thanks a ton for your help!

I think i have not explained my question 2 very well.

If i manage to register my son successfully,

does that mean he lost his Indian Citizenship? Do we have to return his Indian passport before we apply for his British passport?

Thanks for your time!