British Citizenship application without ILR for children under 18

[Areeny2019]

Hi Everyone,
I will be entitled to apply for ILR in April 2023 ( through Tier 2 skilled worker route) . My wife and 4 kids will be entitled for ILR in August 2024 .
After i will get my ILR i will wait till my wife gets hers then can i apply to the citizenship and add 2 of my children who will be still under 18 at that point to my citizenship application without applying for ILR for both of them . This will save the ILR fees for 2 and will save time . Is this applicable ? and so i need a solicitor to apply for me or should be straightforward one ??

Regards

[CR001]

Where were the children born, abroad or in the uk?

How old are the children?

[Areeny2019]

They were born abroad outside the UK . They will be 17 and 12 when i apply for citizenship.

[CR001]

They need to apply for ilr first.

[Areeny2019]

Thanks for the reply CR001 . The reason i asked because i have a friend who exactly did the same for his under 18 children and add them to his Citizenship application without passing them through the ILR stage . But to be honest he used a solicitor for this and i wanted to know if any one hears about that before .