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What are the requirements for a child born outside the UK to naturalise after obtaining ILR?

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iceman809
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What are the requirements for a child born outside the UK to naturalise after obtaining ILR?

Post by iceman809 » Sat Jan 25, 2025 9:07 pm

My little daughter was born in California in 2011. I obtained ILR in the UK in 2020 and naturalized in the UK in 2021. We moved back to London from California in June 2024, and then I applied for ILR for my little daughter in October 2024 and it was approved in November 2024. So, when can I apply for naturalization for my little daughter and what are the requirements? Thank you for your help and information. . . :oops: :oops:

razergd1
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Re: What are the requirements for a child born outside the UK to naturalise after obtaining ILR?

Post by razergd1 » Sat Jan 25, 2025 9:38 pm

You should provide a bit more details. What the other parent situation? Are you both British? If so, how did the other parent became British?

Technically, if both parents are settled with at least one parent being a citizen and the child is settled as well then 2 years residency should be sufficient (given that the child is meeting the good character requirement).

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Re: What are the requirements for a child born outside the UK to naturalise after obtaining ILR?

Post by secret.simon » Sun Jan 26, 2025 12:39 pm

Perhaps the OP is referring to the same child as in this thread, though the earlier thread states that the child was born in Canada while above the OP states that the child was born in California. So unclear if this is the same child or not.

If it is the same child, presumably the child is over the age of 13 and it is expected of a child over the age of 13 to have lived at least two years in the UK before registering as a British citizen. So the child should enter the UK on an ILE visa (as the British citizen parent is claiming sole responsibility) and reside in the UK for two years, attending school here and then register as a British citizen after two years.
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