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abc111 wrote:Hi,

I received ILR recently (still awaiting BRPs). My kind is UK born so would like to apply for citizenship. Could one provide replies to following queries:

1. Should I wait to receive BRPs or can apply straightaway using approval letters? You should wait for the BRP
2. Can I received child benefits?! Yes
3. Kid is less than a year old, so I take it no referee problem!! You will need to find a referee that is engaged with the child like a health visitor etc.
4. Will he get passport or its just a citizenship certificate that is issued?! You will get a registration certificate when you apply on MN1 which is British citizenship and you need that before you can apply for a passport at an additional fee which a free form that you can collect at the post office. You can only apply directly for a passport if the child was born after you received ILR.

Thanks.

CR001 wrote:

abc111 wrote:Hi,

I received ILR recently (still awaiting BRPs). My kind is UK born so would like to apply for citizenship. Could one provide replies to following queries:

1. Should I wait to receive BRPs or can apply straightaway using approval letters? You should wait for the BRP
2. Can I received child benefits?! Yes
3. Kid is less than a year old, so I take it no referee problem!! You will need to find a referee that is engaged with the child like a health visitor etc.
4. Will he get passport or its just a citizenship certificate that is issued?! You will get a registration certificate when you apply on MN1 which is British citizenship and you need that before you can apply for a passport at an additional fee which a free form that you can collect at the post office. You can only apply directly for a passport if the child was born after you received ILR.

Thanks.

Ayyubi72 wrote:1. I am pakistani national but we have not made kid's pakistani passport! Do we have to make pakistani passport first?!
No

2. MN1 guidance form includes a section about ceremony to attend at the age of 18 years! Does he not get a passport until then?!

Do you really think your child will turn 18 by the time application is approved? For a child of one year, it will take 17 years to turn 18.

MN1 is application to register the child as a British Citizen. It is not a passport application. Child will never get a passport until you make a passport application. You can only make a passport application once your MN1 application is successful.

Ayyubi72 wrote:You can apply for the passport as soon as you get MN1 approved. You can take passport after 1 year, or 2 years or 10 years. You may even decide never to get a British passport for your kid. Having a passport or not having one will not change the fact that your kid is a British citizen once the application is approved.