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FOR A MINOR NOT REQUIRED TO ATTEND A CEREMONY AFTER NATURALISATION:
Are you obliged to apply for a british passport within a certain period after receiving a certificate of naturalisation?

My son who is under 18 years of age (and therefore did not need to attend any ceremonies) recd his certificate of naturalisation a few months ago. Purely for convenience reasons, I elected to apply for his passport along with the rest of the family (when we become eligible in Feb and complete due process).

Suddenly occurred to me that, whereas there is no explicit guidance in the MN1 notes on this subject except for when a ceremony is required, I did want to check with those who may be able to guide me here.

Thank you.

NO.

Let me guess SpokenHands, your under-18 son has not actually got a Certificate of Naturalisation?

I think you will find he actually has a Certificate of Registration.

So he is British! It is not, and never has been, a requirement for British Citizens to hold a valid in-date British passport. British Citizens who do not have a British passport and no less British than those that hold one.

Thank you both.

Following my wife and I receiving our ILRs in February, we applied for registration as a british citizen for my minor son born in the uk via form MN1. Good guess.