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Hi all,

I am in big confusion as i am not able to get the exact details anywhere. Here is my situation.

We were in UK for 9 yrs from 2007 to 2016. And got our British Passport through naturalisation. We have a daughter who was born in US and hold a US Passport. We got our british passport after she was born. This is where i am not able to get information.

We are now in india for the past 2 yrs due to my husband's job. And there is a high possibility, that we might go back to UK in near future once his project all finished. My question is .....

1. Is my daughter eligible to apply for british passport directly or should I register her as a british citizen first , then do a british passport? ( She had ILR in UK but now it is expired)

2. She is 11 yrs old.

3. If we want to take her with us in case of immediate transfer to my husband, what is the process to go inside UK without the british passport?.

We got her expired ILR, our naturalisation certificate and other documents like birth certificate with out names in it etc........

Thank you.
Vinu

Vinu karthik wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 26, 2018 7:24 am

1. Is my daughter eligible to apply for british passport directly or should I register her as a british citizen first , then do a british passport? ( She had ILR in UK but now it is expired)

She needs to be registered first. See requirements for children born outside the UK from Page 27 of the Registration as a British Citizen: Children nationality guidance.

Be aware that it will be expected that both the parents and child will have resided in the UK for a while before applying for registration.

Vinu karthik wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 26, 2018 7:24 am

3. If we want to take her with us in case of immediate transfer to my husband, what is the process to go inside UK without the british passport?.

Apply for ILE.

Thank you so much......but i read the full guidance....Its very confusing.......it still says for the parents who are british citizens at the time of child's birth. No place does it say for the minors eligibility with regard to the parents british citizenship after the child is born......anyways, i think it is better to go for ILE...

And don't we have to pay for the registration. Not able to see the the payment options in the guidance.

The current registration fee for a child is £1,012 and ILE £1,523

Vinu karthik wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 26, 2018 8:19 am

but i read the full guidance....Its very confusing.......it still says for the parents who are british citizens at the time of child's birth.

There are many different bases for registration of children. Read specifically from Page 27 to 32 of the guidance above. That deals with Section 3(1) registration, which is the category that your child comes under.

Thank you

To get back to the UK though, she should apply for ILE on form VAF4A and Appendix 1.