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Hi,
My partner I received the approval letters but not our kids (8 and 11 years old).
Is this normal? Are MN1 applications for children taking longer to process?

Yes. The two applications are separate

Thanks. I guess then we should wait for their letters to arrive before make a booking for the ceremony. Do children take an oath as well at the ceremony?

casula wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 17, 2019 9:52 pm

Thanks. I guess then we should wait for their letters to arrive before make a booking for the ceremony. Do children take an oath as well at the ceremony?

Children do not naturalise and do not have ceremonies. They get registered. When approved, you will get their certificate of registration. Then they can get passports afterwards

Because their registration is dependent on your naturalisation (i.e. they are being registered because at least one of their parents is becoming a British citizen), it is possible (at least, it was the case in the past) that their registration certificates will be handed to you with your naturalisation certificates after your ceremony (because you only become a British citizen at that point in time). They don't need to take the oath themselves.

I would suggest making arrangements for your own citizenship ceremonies anyway, as they are time-restricted (you must book the ceremony within 21 days of the letter and attend the ceremony within 90 days of the letter). As mentioned above, it is possible that you may be handed the children's registration certificate at the same time.

Thank you. We have received the approval letters for kids today. However, birth place is wrong on one of them. Is there a way to correct it before the ceremony rather than sending the certificate back to HO after the ceremony?

Probably possible to change before ceremony, but there is no benefit I can see, only delays the ceremony and asking for trouble as the council is also involved and you need to rebook the ceremony. All certificates are with council already. The HO will recall the certificate from the council before even considering, then if all good, send it again.

Note that the kids are already British as registered as of the date on the certificate. Adults only become British at the ceremony after oath.

You can call or email the HO to ask about their procedures for kids. Most here have experience with corrections on adult certificates and seems to take 2-10 weeks to get corrected certificate back.

vaza wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:29 pm

Note that the kids are already British as registered as of the date on the certificate.

casula wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 18, 2019 5:12 pm

We have received the approval letters for kids today.

I don't think that the kids' registration certificates have been issued yet.

vaza wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:29 pm

You can call or email the HO to ask about their procedures for kids. Most here have experience with corrections on adult certificates and seems to take 2-10 weeks to get corrected certificate back.

Thanks @vaza.
Is there a specific email address or phone number for this HO department?