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Hi,

First of all thank you guys who helped us in passing through different stages of immigration stages through initial HSMP application, HSMP extension and finally to ILR. I recently got ILR at CROYDON PEO along with 3 dependants (spouse+ 1 daughter + 1 son).

My concern at the moment is can I register my children 3 and 7 years old for British Citizenship? Just to clarify neither my spouse nor I have got BC yet but as mentioned above we all have got ILR recently (less than a month ago)

I have gone through a number of threads and UKBA website but couldn't find any answer to my situation, I believe it's not a unique one a lot of people have gone through this process.

Cheers

You can register now any of your children who were born in the UK. Use the MN form

Backer wrote:You can register now any of your children who were born in the UK. Use the MN form

Thanks for your reply, but my children were born abroad (not in UK). Wondering I could still register them by using MN or any other form?

Cheers

Don't think you can right now. Why not wait until you or wife qualify for naturlisation?

yahooyeh wrote:

Backer wrote:You can register now any of your children who were born in the UK. Use the MN form

Thanks for your reply, but my children were born abroad (not in UK). Wondering I could still register them by using MN or any other form?

Cheers

No, you cannot register children born outside UK as BC after you are settled. You can only make their application along with your naturalization application.

HSMP2008_JANUARY wrote:

yahooyeh wrote:

Backer wrote:You can register now any of your children who were born in the UK. Use the MN form

Thanks for your reply, but my children were born abroad (not in UK). Wondering I could still register them by using MN or any other form?

Cheers

No, you cannot register children born outside UK as BC after you are settled. You can only make their application along with your naturalization application.

Thanks for your replies.
That’s not bad either if I can include children at the time of my BC applications, I have few questions though:-

1. Can I include my spouse as well? She will be 10 months short of 5 years of staying in the UK at that time.

2. Is there any time limit for children to include them in the application? similarly, they will be 10 months short of 5 years...

3. Will there be separate fee for children/spouse.

Would be great if some1 can help in understanding these questions.

Cheers,

Can I include my spouse as well? She will be 10 months short of 5 years of staying in the UK at that time.

No. Adult applications stand on their own merit. I think there is also a possibility that after you are naturalized she can apply as a spouce of a British citizen so if she takes that route it might be faster than waiting the 10 or so months.

2. Is there any time limit for children to include them in the application? similarly, they will be 10 months short of 5 years...

Children under 19 Assuming they have ILR) don't need 5 years. I think the requirment might be 3 or even less.

3. Will there be separate fee for children/spouse.

Again, each adult application is independent but there is a joint family (husband and wife) application which is cheaper which is not relevant for you unless you will wait when your wife qualifies.
Children are a seperate fee but all children go onder the same fee I think


Would be great if some1 can help in understanding these questions.

See this post for a important tip from John, on pt.1
http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=59061

diago_nelson wrote:See this post for a important tip from John, on pt.1
http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=59061

Thanks Backer and diago_nelson (and John, indeed!) for the clarification.

Cheers