British citizenship for toddler who doesn't have a passport

[pillaipraveen]

Dear all,

I will greatly appreciate your comment on my case explained below.

I am an Indian citizen on Tier 2 General Visa and I will apply for ILR on 19 Feb 2018 at a premium application centre. My son was born in the UK on 30 Nov 2017 and he doesn't have an Indian passport since I didn't get a chance to apply for one since he was born only a month ago. He does have a UK birth certificate and also an Indian birth certificate. My son also doesn't have a Tier 2 dependent visa at the moment.

Based on the case/status described above -

1. Can I register my son as a British Citizen soon after securing ILR on 19 February 2018?
2. If this is not possible, then for my son to register as a British citizen is this what I should do? Get an Indian passport, get a dependent visa and then apply for British citizenship?
3. If 1. is possible, then given its 3-4 months to register my son as a British Citizen, would it be possible for my son to travel to India and re-enter the UK in late April with the help of any documentation that shows that his citizenship is being processed?
4. Is there a premium / fast track service to complete citizenship registration?

Thank you in advance.

Kind Regards,
Praveen.

[CR001]

1. Yes, once you have your ILR BRP card.

2. See #1 above.

3. No, he will need a visa to re-enter the UK. Having an application for citizenship pending does not give him any rights. He won't even be able to board a plane to come back without a visa. You will also need an Indian passport.

4. No there is not. Postal, online or through NCS at the Council.

[pillaipraveen]

1. Yes, once you have your ILR BRP card.

2. See #1 above.

3. No, he will need a visa to re-enter the UK. Having an application for citizenship pending does not give him any rights. He won't even be able to board a plane to come back without a visa. You will also need an Indian passport.

4. No there is not. Postal, online or through NCS at the Council.

Thank you very much. But in the application, it asks for child's passport details. What should I provide there?

[CR001]

He doesn't need a passport if he is UK born.

[pillaipraveen]

He doesn't need a passport if he is UK born.

Great. Thank you very much.