child's visa and passport expiring

disney 27 · Post by **disney 27** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 8:10 pm

Hi i have just joined the board and need your help.

i have refugee status and with indefinite leave to remain . my partner and daughter joined me in the UK on a family reunion visas. my partner has now has ILR. my 7 year old daughter's passport is expiring in january. her entry clerance visa states that she has indefinite leave to enter and is my dependent. applying for a national passport from our home country will be difficult.my questions are:

1. can i apply for a uk travel document for my daughter .

2. can i just leave things as they are as there is no time limit on her current visa?

i hope this is clear enough to understand.

Post by **vinny** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 10:17 pm

1. See also Home Office travel documents.

2. If she is not traveling outside the UK, then I believe you may leave things as they are. See also difference between ILE and ILR?? Her indefinite leave status will not expire when her passport expires.

disney 27 · Post by **disney 27** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 8:17 pm

Thank you for your help.

I just got my approval for naturalisation this morning. What a great Xmas present!!!
Now i dont have to worry about my daughter's passport expiring.

Post by **JAJ** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 3:26 am

disney 27 wrote:Thank you for your help.

I just got my approval for naturalisation this morning. What a great Xmas present!!!
Now i dont have to worry about my daughter's passport expiring.

Bear in mind two things:

1. You don't become British until you attend a citizenship ceremony; and

2. Your daughter does not become British automatically. However, one you are British you can apply for her to be registered as a British citizen because she has ILR. No residence requirement applies to her as she is under 13.

Form MN1 and a fee of GBP400 will be required.

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