Cant find a clear answer on the Home Office site so does anyone know if a 11 year old child who has a settlement visa and whos mother has held a british passport needs to wait 5 years to apply for UK citizenship . Thank you in advance .
Trying to find out IF the 5 year wait time still applies , also there was some new story recently where the goverment were told they could not charge a fee for child citizen applications !
In your case as the child is under 18 you can only registrar the child to become a BC You can register to become a British citizen if one of your parents considered the UK as their home and did any of the following after you were born: got indefinite leave to remain in the UK. ... got 'settled status' (also known as 'indefinite leave to remain under the EU Settlement Scheme') www.gov.uk › ... › British citizenship Apply for citiz
Guidance on registration. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/children-nationality-policy-guidance From page 29 Residence in the UK A child seeking registration as a British citizen under section 3(1) of the British Nationality Act 1981should normally have completed a period of residence in the UK because: • it is consistent with the majority of other provisions under which a child can be registered • it enables a child to establish personal connections with this country • it helps confirm that a child’s future clearly lies here Children under 13 The length of residence in the UK is less important where the child is under the age of 13. If you are satisfied that their future lies in the UK and that registration is otherwise appropriate you do not need to take into account the length of residence.
