BP FOR CHILDREN - GOING THE MN1 Form Section 3(2) 3YR WORK IN UK ROUTE:

[Melanie1977]

BP FOR CHILDREN - GOING THE 3YR WORK IN UK ROUTE:
Who has applied for BP for their children going the "worked 3 years in the UK" Route with a BP by descent (I got my BP through my father was born in Scotland)?

I did the xxxxx Free assessment and the result came back as likely. Their email said the following;
"Your children could be registered as British citizens, based on having a British parent (the mother) who has spent at least two and a half years in the UK in the past."

My concern is, I just made the 3 year time limit with my last two months being spent traveling to Asia/Australia and then returned to the UK for a few days before returning to SA. So I am trying to work out before spending all the money, if I indeed fall into this 3 year time limit. My amount of total time out of the UK in these three years is within the required specification. And I worked in the UK from May 2000 until end of Feb 2003.
I have a N1 number and it shows online that I have three years of tax contributions, would that help?
If anyone has done this application, I would be most grateful for your input. Thank you!

[CR001]

It isn't a passport application.

You need to register the children as British first and it could be a Section 3(2) or 3(5) registration. Cost is £1022 each. Passport is separate to this after they are British. It is 3 years residence either before their birth (which you did not achieve based on your dates in 200/03) OR 3 years residence since their birth (not 2.5 years).

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u ... -Jul19.pdf

A few members have done this and had no issues.

p.s. please do not name immigration advisor companies on the forum.

[Melanie1977]

Thank you. My entry date into the UK was 15 April 2000 and I left on the 10th of May 2003 returning to South Africa, would this not be seen as my residing in the UK for 3 years? Or does my holiday abroad in March & April 2003 negate this?

[CR001]

Thank you. My entry date into the UK was 15 April 2000 and I left on the 10th of May 2003 returning to South Africa, would this not be seen as my residing in the UK for 3 years? Or does my holiday abroad in March & April 2003 negate this?

My response was based on the dates you posted, namely the below.

And I worked in the UK from May 2000 until end of Feb 2003.

[Melanie1977]

Thank you for your response. So do the Home Office look at the amount of months/years you worked to equal the 3 year rule, or would the day you arrived till the day you left, be seen as the 3 year rule for section 3(2) MN1? I would love to work this out before trying to apply and paying the high fee.

UK Timeline 2000 - 2003

Left South Africa (SA) on 14-Apr-00
Arrived in the UK 15-Apr-00
Started working - 1st job May-00
Started working - 2nd job Jul-00

Holiday to SA - Arrived CT 30-Dec-00 2 Days in 2000
returned to UK -left CT 14-Jan-01 14 days in 2001

holiday in SA - arrived in CT 26-May-01
returned to UK -left CT 02-Jun-01 8 days in 2001

Holiday in Bordeaux 06-Aug-02
Returned to UK from Bordeaux 13-Aug-02 8 days in 2002

Christmas Holiday in SA - Arrived in CT 16-Dec-02 16 days in 2002
returned to the UK -left CT 03-Jan-03 3 Days in 2003

Finished work at 2nd job Feb-03

arrived in Malaysia 05-Mar-03
left Malaysia for Australia 15-Mar-03
Entered Australia 16-Mar-03 63 Days
Left Australia 21-Apr-03
Arrived in Oman 22-Apr-03
Left Oman for the UK 06-May-03

Left the UK for SA 10-May-03

[CR001]

It is based on residence and the evidence you have to submit to prove your residence for the period you are using.

The link I have provided explains the route and the absence limit you would need to meet.