British Citizenship - Child under 18 with Indefinite Leave to Remain

means a person who has not attained the age of eighteen years

ILR-1982 wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 18, 2023 2:56 pm

In the passage, a statement mentions "if the child is an older minor and established in the UK...." I would like to seek clarification on the term "older minor." Could you kindly explain what is meant by this term?

Registration as a British citizen: children guidance wrote: (Page 32)
Children under 13

The length of residence in the UK is less important where the child is under the age of 13. If you are satisfied that their future lies in the UK and that registration is otherwise appropriate you do not need to take into account the length of residence.

Children aged 13 or over

A child aged 13 or over should normally have completed at least 2 years’ residence in the UK before being registered.

Where a child was aged 16 or over when they arrived in the UK, you should normally refuse an application to register them as they will have had too short a period to establish personal connections with this country at a time when their future plans are unclear. However, each case must be considered on its individual merits and a child in these circumstances may be registered if there are grounds for doing so.

Examples of when it might be appropriate to register a child with less than 2 years’ residence include:

where they have a firm offer of a job in the UK which depends on British citizenship, particularly with HM forces, the police or the Civil Service
if the child is no more than 2 months short of 2 years’ residence at the date of consideration and either:
they would still be a minor at the end of the 2 month period
they would reach the age of 18 before the end of the 2 month period but were prevented from coming to the UK earlier due to circumstances beyond the family’s control
there are compelling compassionate reasons for accepting a shorter period of residence or a refusal would cause the child considerable hardship
the child would be the only member of the family who would not become a citizen
applications have been made on behalf of more than one child and at least one is under 13 - there may be a case for registering the older ones despite less than 2 years’ residence in the UK
the child’s residence is broken but aggregated periods exceed the 2 years
It will not necessarily be appropriate to register everyone who falls into one of the above scenarios, even where they meet the other expectations.

vinny wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 19, 2023 12:06 am

@secret.simon Would 8 and 10 years olds have problems?