Acquisition of citizenship by registration or naturalisation is not a part of the immigration pathway, which ends at ILR. Registration and naturalisation have different rules and requirements, which are unrelated to the immigration process. As your child is past their 18th birthday, they can only ...
As CR001 has already asked above, you would need to go into more detail as to how the father is a British citizen by descent (i.e. was one of the father's parents naturalised or registered as a British citizen before their birth? Or was the father himself registered as a British citizen, and if so ...
The key sentence you will want to look at is the underlined one. 3C leave Regardless of whether the fee waiver request is granted or refused, the applicant will benefit from 3C leave if: •they had valid permission when the fee waiver request was submitted, and which has expired by the time the fee w ...
Also see this recent (October 2025) refusal of British citizenship for children born outside the UK who did not have ILR, even though both parents had successfully naturalised as British citizens . Keep in mind that your expense is the Home Office's income. You'd need to have a damned good reason ...
My mother was born in the UK in 1957 and I was born in the United States in 1978...I am trying to see why I was not registered under 4L, or if this means my children can register under 4L. Section 4L was only added to the British Nationality Act 1981 in late June 2022. It may not have been ...
my mother who was born in Malta in 1966. She then had me in 1986. Where were you born? Your mother is already a British citizen by descent and can apply directly for a British passport with her parents' (your grandparents') marriage certificate and her (your mother's) birth certificate. If you were ...
It wasn't clear if the name you had provided was your actual name or not. You are not allowed to post personally identifiable information on these forums, as spammers and other malicious actors may also access this public forum. I have therefore replaced the name you provided with a suitably banal ...
Congratulations on the completion of your journey. I would encourage you to return regularly to these forums to help out people in situations similar to the ones that you faced. Your posts are articulate and well-researched, which suggests that you may be able to advise people in the round, having ...
It is in computer science and involves building AI models to analyse how Members of Parliament debate and shape immigration legislation. I would be very interested in your PhD thesis once completed and submitted. I would want to use it to study a different aspect of legislation and it sounds like I ...
Fee waivers are meant to be used only on routes that engage ECHR human rights. It also does not cover ILR (it only applies to FLR applications). Applicants are eligible to apply for a fee waiver where they wish to make a specified human rights application and to require payment of the fee before ...
"The UK government’s Immigration and Asylum Bill has now been published. Looks to cover asylum, ECHR and modern slavery, as advertised. No date yet set for first debate/vote by MPs."
If the children and both parents have lived in the UK for ten continuous years of legal residence, then yes, the children under the age of 18 should be able to apply directly to register as British citizens without requiring ILR. Be aware that it will still be a Section 3(1) application, under ...
Naturalisation and registration as British citizens are separate procedures, under different laws, rules and requirements and not a part of the immigration pathway, which ends at ILR. Even if your child was exempt from some requirements at the ILR stage, those exemptions will almost certainly not ...
zimba may be best placed to advise on the ILR implications of your plans. Hence I'm flagging this thread for his attention. I understand that even with super priority, the application may take longer than one working day if further checks or documents are required. Would she still be able to select ...
Given your spouse's long absences from the UK and, more crucially, you , there may be delays in the processing of her application because not only do you have to prove a genuine and subsisting relationship on your first application, which you have successfully done, but you may also be asked to ...
wouldn’t the child considered overstayer if I don’t apply for her visa now? An overstayer is a non-British citizen who was issued a visa and has remained in the UK even after the expiry of the visa. A child who was born in the UK and who has never been issued with a visa cannot become an overstayer, ...
there’s one section says if the sponsor is receiving any special benefit like DLA Definitely I will say yes because I am claiming DLA from last year June 2025 of my son plus same time I was started claiming UC YOU are not claiming DLA and haven't been awarded DLA. Your son has been given DLA and y ...
You pays your money and you takes your chances. Based on the official government guidance quoted by contorted_svy , we on these forums advise against applying for your children now, as they do not meet the requirements listed in the official government guidance. But if you are more persuaded by ...
Did the PTE Academic test have a URN (Unique reference Number) that you can include in the immigration application? After the test After you pass the test, you will be given a SELT unique reference number which you must use when making your application. If you do not include your reference number ...
Yes, a child born in Northern Ireland to a British citizen parent is automatically a British citizen otherwise than by descent and also eligible for Irish citizenship. That is to say that the child is not automatically an Irish citizen, but becomes one when they apply for and are issued an Irish ...
Just to clarify, is it the sponsor or the applicant who receives the qualifying benefit? (Page 14) The income of both spouses can be included in the calculation. All legal income for the family unit can be included, such as: • income from salaried or non-salaried employment • income from self-emp ...
For long residence, you can apply 28 days before the 10th anniversary of your first entrance into the UK (which is when your residence would have started).
So you should be able to apply after 17th September this year.
This request should be accommodated as the requirement of full capacity was waived for the application This earlier thread suggests that the OP had applied for a waiver of the English language and KOLL requirements. That is not the same as a waiver of the requirement for full capacity. The OP may ...
