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Hi,

I am a non-EU citizen and have a child who is born in UK but she also holds the same passport as me. I will be applying for ILR in March 2014. My Current Tier 1 visa expires on 28th March(so will my daughters) so I will be applyting for ILR using premium service around 15th. As soon as me and my partner get the ILR can I apply for British Citizenship for my daughter or should I get a ILR for her as well. I am hoping that the time between we applying ILR and the time my dauthers dependent visa expired I can get her British Citizenship or atleast start the process. Does anyone think this is a not possible are there any legal complications? Please advice

Thanks
Dad

nandeeshkn wrote:I am a non-EU citizen and have a child who is born in UK but she also holds the same passport as me. I will be applying for ILR in March 2014. As soon as me and my partner get the ILR can I apply for British Citizenship for my daughter

Yes.

Many Thanks Vinny. I have updated the question but the link you had sent has explained. I have already got a dependent visa stamped on my daughters passport so it will expire along with mine. Say for eg if I get my ILR using a Premium service where in I get the approval on 15th March. Can I apply for my daughters MN1 on the same day or should I wait till I get my brp and then apply?

totally possible

your plan is correct

the moment you receive ILR, you can apply to register your daughter as a UK citizen

you do not need to get her ILR, this would be madness

that being said, if for instance your ILR consideration is delayed, I would not worry

the right to citizenship that she acquires when your ILR eventually granted is a right, they can't for instance refuse her because her residence permit expired, simply because it is not discretionary registration, but entitlement.

Thank you very much for the information.

Thanks this been quoted in any of the links by UKBA that I can refer to please?

nandeeshkn wrote:Thanks this been quoted in any of the links by UKBA that I can refer to please?

If you are looking for a link that states you don't need to apply for ILR - you won't find one. The HO states what is required, not what is not required. ILR is not listed as required for UK born child.

You can search the forum and read many successful reports of people skipping ILR for their UK born children.