ILR for my 5 month old son

moksh4me · Post by **moksh4me** » Sun Oct 07, 2012 11:52 pm

Hi All,

I am applying for ILR next month for myself (General Tier 1) and my wife. We have a 5 month old son for whom we applied and received Indian passport. My wife and son need to travel to India in Dec this year. Do I need to apply for my son's ILR too?? or can he travel to India without any visa's at all and then apply for his British passport from India directly.

I look forward to hear from you all.

Many thanks in anticipation!!

Post by **geriatrix** » Sun Oct 07, 2012 11:56 pm

Only a British citizen can apply for a British passport.

How long will the child be staying in India?

moksh4me · Post by **moksh4me** » Mon Oct 08, 2012 12:10 pm

Many thanks for your reply.
I thought once we get our ILR. Then we can apply for his British passport in India

Post by **geriatrix** » Mon Oct 08, 2012 12:26 pm

Well, you thought wrong. No British passport without first registering the child as a British citizen.

moksh4me · Post by **moksh4me** » Mon Oct 08, 2012 12:28 pm

Thanks!

wpilr_nov12 · Post by **wpilr_nov12** » Mon Oct 08, 2012 12:34 pm

Moksh4me,

You have formed an incompleted picture of your child's options.

If your child was born in UK, once you get your ILR, then your child can 'register' as a British Citizen, only after which your child can apply for British Passport.

You will have to do some research on where/how and options.

moksh4me · Post by **moksh4me** » Mon Oct 08, 2012 12:41 pm

Yes understood. The thing is my wife and son need to travel to India in Dec. So I will be applying for son's ILR too.

Thanks!
Hemal

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ILR for my 5 month old son