UK citizenship, evidence of work

[pierref]

My wife and I are EU nationals, we both have UK residency for EEA nationals as well as settled status.
My wife is applying for UK citizenship for her and our two children (both not born in the UK). I am not able to apply yet (as I still have to pass the life in the UK test and English test...), my wife wisely did it 6 months ago...

The MN1 guide (Registration as a Britishcitizen–A guide about the registration of children under 18) is not crystal clear to us.
On page 13 under Section 3(1), under section:
Children born abroad to parents who are applying for British citizenship
It says:
"Where one or both parents are applying for British citizenship they may apply for one or more children who are not automatically British at birth to be registered as British citizens as part of a “family application”. Children in this category will be considered at the Home Secretary’s discretion and will usually be registered only if both the parents are granted or already hold British citizenship, or if one parent holds British citizenship and the other is settled in the UK."

What is unclear to us is the last sentence that says : if both parents are granted ..., or if one parent holds British citizenship and the other is settled in the UK.
In our case we won't both be granted as I am not applying yet, and no one of us HOLDS a British citizenship yet. We would have expected the last sentence to read:
"..., or if one parent is granted or already holds British citizenship and the other is settled in the UK."

Could you clarify if you think our children will be eligible in this case with only my wife applying and me having the settled status?

Many thanks

Pierre

[CR001]

One parent must be applying at the same time as the children and the other parent must hold settled status or is already British.

If the whole family holds settled status for 12 months, spouse and children are good to go and apply.

[pierref]

Hello,
my wife is applying for UK citizenship. She is French and has ILR via the UK residency for EEA nationals.
Does she need to provide evidences that she has been working for 5 years in the UK, or just evidences that she has been living in the UK ?
She has been living for more than 5 years (11 years) but has a 12 months gap with no employment between Sept 2017 and Sept 2018. Would that be a problem?
For info, I'm Belgian, also having ILR via UK residency for EEA nationals and settled status, having been living and working in the UK continuously for 11 years.

Many thanks
Pierre

[alterhase58]

You provide the employment record as required - where there are gaps you declare "unemployed". Note that employment or other economic activity is not a pre-requisite for naturalisation. So a gap is not an issue as such.
To support residency provide P60 or letter(s) from employer(s) or, for periods not employed, official documents showing name, such as Council Tax Bill, HMRC notifications, DWP Pensions/Child Benefit, etc.