Physical presence on the day of application for 5 year rule

[Kiken00]

I am in process of applying for citizenship for my twins under 18. I have a doubt about one question
My daughters were born outside uk and they and my husband have settled status under EU settlement scheme.I got BC 2 years ago by naturalisation We have been here since November 2013.

Question: born in / out of Uk?

Under that to select options which are confusing

- your parent is British by descent and lived in uk or British overseas territory for atleast 3 years before you were born

-your parent is British by descent and you and your parents are now living in uk or British overseas territory

- you were born on or after 13 Jan 2010 and your parents was serving I. Uk armed forces

- you were adopted abroad by British citizen parents

/ you were born before 1 July 2006 to a British father and your parents are not married

- one or both of your parents is applying for British citizenship

- other - apply at discretion of the Home Secretary

Which option is correct please?

Any suggestions.

[contorted_svy]

At discretion of Home Secretary.

[Kiken00]

I have a letter from their secondary school showing their attendance. That is more than 5 years . Is that sufficient or do I need primary school record proof? The primary school said they don’t have the old records. I contacts the records office but they haven’t replied yet. I have a copy of an old letter which says when they started primary school till the date of letter. Will that be ok?

[contorted_svy]

From the caseworker guidance

https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... plications

You need to meet the following criteria:

Children with settlement and residence
We recognise that some parents may be settled and established in the UK but choose not to become British citizens for valid reasons, such as their own country’s attitude to dual nationality, or to avoid losing rights in their own country. We recognise that their child living in the UK may have nevertheless built up their own connections and still feel a sense of belonging and strong connection with the UK. We therefore do not think it will always be appropriate to expect such a child to have to wait until the age of 18 to apply to naturalise, if the child is an older minor and established in the UK.

You must normally register where:

the child has completed a period of lawful residence in the UK of more than 5 years
the child has been granted settled status in the UK, and held that status for at least 12 months (if an earlier application is made you must consider whether there are compelling grounds to overlook this expectation, taking into account the reasons for exercising discretion over time spent in the UK when subject to immigration time restrictions in the naturalisation guidance)
the child’s parents have completed a period of 5 years’ residence and are settled in the UK
the child is of good character
where necessary both parents consent to the registration or any objections by the non-applying parent are ill founded
there is no reason to refuse on character grounds
If a child does not meet all of the above criteria, you must consider whether the child meets any of the other scenarios where we would normally register. If not, you must consider in line with the guidance registering exceptionally below.

So their EUSS (must have been held by your children for at least 1 year), proof of 5 years residence of more (what you have is OK), proof of your and husband's residence for 5 years + ILR and citizenship, and the consent form signed by parents.

[Kiken00]

I applied for mn1 for my daughters few days back and just realised that we were out of the country from 16 to 20 February 2020. I guess I made a mistake as I applied on 19 fey2025.
What should I do.
I am British by naturalisation and they are settled status since 2019.
?
Please help

[alterhase58]

There's no such requirement for children, applying via MN1.
Nothing to worry about.

[Kiken00]

Thank you so much. Relieved to hear that

[Kiken00]

Sorry I am not sure if I was very clear. What I wanted to know was does the children need to be physically present on the same date as the application date 5 years back?

[alterhase58]

No - not applicable for children.