British Citizenship application for minor under 18 - Which form to use

[Lakezyde]

I apologize in advance if this has been answered in any of the forum topics, but I have gone through and not found the answer and would appreciate your kind prompt responses to guide me in the right direction.

1. I am a British Parent 'Otherwise' by descent acquired in July 2014 via naturalization.
2. My son was born overseas in June 2014.
2a. I have read and also been informed when I contacted the Home Office on a pre-application inquiry that my son does not automatically qualify, hence I need to register him.
3. My son has lived in the UK since January 2015 to date (came with mum on a Marriage visa at the time)
4. Divorced from his mum in 2016.
5. I want to apply for citizenship for him and I have read the guidance MN1.
6. I understand he qualifies under Section 3(1) and the Home Office also advised accordingly during my pre-application inquiry.
7. I have started to fill out the form MN1 but have run into difficulties because there is no provision in the form to cater for application under Sec 3 (1). The form appears to cover only applications under Section 3(2) and Section 3(5), so I am now confused about which form I should use.

Many Thanks.
P

[vinny]

The MN1 form also covers Section 3(1).

[Lakezyde]

Thank you for the response.

Section 3 of the form MN1 (page 11),

3.1 says

State which parent is the one who is a British citizen by descent and on whom this application is based. As I stated in my post, I am not a British citizen by descent so this is the part that confuses me about the form and I cannot find anywhere else in the form where it says State which parent is the one who is a British citizen 'otherwise' by descent and on whom this application is based.

Or is it just me mixing things up?

Thanks

[vinny]

The preceding heading states

Section 3 - Parents’ residence in the UK or the British overseas territories, where applicable

3.1 State which parent is the one who is a British citizen by descent and on whom this application is based:

If no parent is British by descent, then it’s not applicable.

In

1.1 Indicate the section of the British Nationality Act 1981 under which you would like the application considered. See MN1guide (www.gov.uk/government/publications/form-mn1-guidance) for further details:

Put

section 3(1)

and see the Guide, that was also linked to my previous post, for further information.