MN1 for child born in UK

[shobhitsri]

Hi everyone,

I am currently completing MN1 registration application for my son. He was born here in the UK on my last leave. Now I have got ILR through my current skilled worker visa route. So I am filling MN1 for him as his visa expiry is near.

​I am facing an administrative block on the online portal regarding Referee 1:
​The Referee: The Deputy Headteacher at my son’s school has agreed to act as our professional referee. She has provided all of her contact details and professional background information.

​The Issue: She is a British citizen, but due to personal privacy and data-sharing concerns, she is strictly unwilling to share her private British passport number with me for data entry.

​The Block: Because she is British, selecting "Yes" on the digital form forces a mandatory passport number input field, blocking me from proceeding to the next page. I am trying other options like other teachers as well but as of now I have no one.

​My Referee 2- is British and has willingly provided his valid British passport number.

​Could you please advise me how to handle this admin blocker on portal?

​I would highly appreciate your urgent guidance on this.

Thank you very much.

[contorted_svy]

You need to choose another referee. You need the passport number to proceed. Don't worry if you can't find another professional referee for your child, this is a well known issue to UKVI that school staff doesn't want to share such personal details. Pick a friend of yours that could act as a professional referee and knows your child.