British Passport for Children

[galatie]

Hi,

I am American and my husband is Belgian. He first came to live in the UK in October 2010 and has lived and worked here continuously since. He has applied and just received his permanent residency card last month.

We are in the midst of filling out form MN1 to register our children as British. They were both born in the UK, our first child was born in October 2014, and the second was just born in August 2016.

Although my husband just received his PR card, when is he considered to have permanently settled in the UK? Is it after 5 years of living here continuously? And if so, does that mean that we do not have to fill out form MN1 for our baby who was just born? Is he automatically considered British?

Any help would be great. Thank you.

[noajthan]

PR is acquired after 5 years as qualified person.
When did hubby first become a qp?

If hubby was settled before birth then yes, child #2 is British;
apply for passport.
Just register child #1.

[galatie]

Thanks, noajthan.

Is there any documentation which my husband was supposed to receive which shows when he first became a qualified person? He came over in October 2010 and was exercising his treaty rights by working - and has worked here ever since. He applied for PR this year and received the card last month.

I guess my question is, when is he considered as settled? October 2015, or Sept 2016 (when he received his PR card).

[noajthan]

Thanks, noajthan.

Is there any documentation which my husband was supposed to receive which shows when he first became a qualified person? He came over in October 2010 and was exercising his treaty rights by working - and has worked here ever since. He applied for PR this year and received the card last month.

I guess my question is, when is he considered as settled?

Hubby must have shown when he began work. That's when PR clock started.
He may have acquired PR by Oct 2015.

Start here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... plications

Be careful about submitting DCPR; a poorly-trained caseworker may misinterpret date of issue of card as 'date of acquiring PR'. Doh.

[galatie]

Thank you, Noajthan.

Will it be sufficient for us to send in my husband's payslips and company employment certifying his work dates for the last 5 years? I take it sending in his pr card is not a good idea.

And can we also enclose both applications for our sons in one envelope, since the supporting documentation is applicable to them both?

[noajthan]

Thank you, Noajthan.

Will it be sufficient for us to send in my husband's payslips and company employment certifying his work dates for the last 5 years? I take it sending in his pr card is not a good idea.

And can we also enclose both applications for our sons in one envelope, since the supporting documentation is applicable to them both?

That's a good start.
Suggest also send rest of evidence as required for a DCPR application: proof of identities, relationships and residency.

Yes, it makes sense to bundle all together.

[galatie]

Thank you!!

For my 2 year old's MN1 application, I plan to submit the below:

completed MN1 application form with 2 referees
long UK birh certficate
husband's PR card (original)
husband's passport, my passport (originals)
child's Belgian passport (original)
home office fees

Is there any document which I am missing? We are all planning to go back to the US for a few weeks over the Christmas period. Is it necessary to submit our original passports, or will a copy be sufficient? Is it also necessary for ll three of us to submit our passports? It would be difficult for me to get to an NCS center with a newborn baby, so am not sure if photocopies are ok.

Do you know what the timeline would before we get an answer, before we proceed with the passport applications?

Any clarification would be great -thank you!
Thanks!

[vinny]

SAR may confirm when you acquired the permanent right of residence.

[noajthan]

It would be difficult for me to get to an NCS center with a newborn baby, so am not sure if photocopies are ok.

Do you know what the timeline would before we get an answer, before we proceed with the passport applications?

Any clarification would be great -thank you!
Thanks!

Baby/child does not have to attend NCS so you could still apply via NCS and keep passports.