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I have 3 kids (2 born outside the UK and 1 born in the UK). I came to the UK with my 2kids and wife in Apr 2016 and since then till March 2021 I was on Tier 2 ICT visa and then switched to Skilled worker visa since then. My 3rd kid was born in the UK in 2020. I am now eligible to apply for ILR. I had a few queries:

1. Is it okay if I applied for ILR just for myself, wife, and my eldest kid (as he is going to reach 18 years of age in April, I want to get his ILR done as a child before then)?
2. Once I and my wife get ILR, I then intend to apply for naturalisation directly using form MN1 for my 2 remaining kids (1 born in the UK and 1 born outside UK). For the one born in the UK I believe its a straightforward case, for the kid born outside the UK, they would have completed 10 years stay in the UK in March. Will the kid born outside the UK be eligible to apply directly for naturalisation using the MN1 clause/section 3(1)?
3. I do not have my name and my wife' name appearing together on any utility bills. We just have the council tax bills where our names appear together. For co-habitation proofs, is it okay if I just showed the council tax bills (1 each for last 2 years) and my wife's bank account statement copies (1 each for every quarter for the last 2 years)?
4. Do I have to get a company letter as endorsement/proof to show that I still work for the company that had sponsored my last skilled worker visa application?
5. Is it mandatory to get a letter from the company for any absences which were related to vacation - short travel duration no longer than 15 days?

1. All non-UK born children must secure ILR

2. Children do NOT naturalise, they get registered using form MN1.

Under section 3(1), non-UK born children are expected to hold ILR and one of the parents must be a British citizen and the other must be at least settled with ILR. This means your non-UK born children do NOT meet these requirements.

Only your UK born child can be registered as British after you get ILR.

3. All you need to know about cohabitation evidence

4,5. All you need to know about the sponsor letter for Skilled Worker route

Thanks for the responses Zimba!

Sorry in advance for my next elaborate query on the MN1 discretionary option for registering children who have lived in the UK for more than 10 years.

On the MN1 section 3(1) - one small clarification, I am reading this part of the home office guidance available at - https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... accessible. Can you confirm if I am reading it right that the child can be registered using the Home Secretary discretion even if they have not got ILR but their parents have regularised (i.e. got ILR) their own status?

"Children who have lived in the UK for more than 10 years
If a child has lived in the UK for more than 10 years you must normally register the child if the expectations below about lawful residence and parents’ status are met, in addition to the good character requirement. 10 years is the length of time required for a child born here to have lived in the UK to have an entitlement to register under section 1(4) of the British Nationality Act 1981. As such, 10 years constitutes a significant period of residence for a child to demonstrate a strong connection with the UK. If a child has fewer than 10 years’ residence in the UK, you must consider them against the criteria for registering exceptionally below.

You must normally register if a child has lived in the UK for more than 10 years and:

the child is in the UK lawfully

the parents have regularised their own status

where necessary both parents consent to the registration or any objections by the non-applying parent are ill founded

there is no reason to refuse on character grounds

However, each case must be considered on its own merits, weighing up arguments made about the individual child’s best interests, and taking into account the normal expectations below.

Where a child has been in the UK fewer than 10 years, it may nevertheless still be appropriate to register – see the section on registering exceptionally below."

Yes. There are some exceptions that apply.

Please ask any citizenship related questions in the correct sub forum, not the ILR sub forum !