Settlement scheme newborn without ID

[rodvmu]

Hi all!

My partner has pre settled status and we are wondering how to apply for our 2 weeks old baby as her dependent since said baby doesn’t have a passport or ID card yet. Summary: how to prove identity of a newborn?

It’s unlikely we will be able to get a passport or ID card by the end of the year. If we are lucky, before the 31st of December, we might get her birth certificate from our local council. Do you think the birth certificate will be enough as proof of identity for a newborn?

Thanks.

[kamoe]

If we are lucky, before the 31st of December, we might get her birth certificate from our local council.

The deadline of Dec 31st 2020 is for the EU sponsor to move into the UK.

Dependants can apply until June 30th 2021, provided their EU sponsor moved into the UK by the deadline, and that the relationship to the EU sponsor started before Dec 31st 2020. Her being born is the star of that relationship, so the baby meets this requirement. Baby has therefore until June 30th 2021 to apply.

[Obie]

The child of a an EU citizen or their non-EEA spouse with settled status can apply, beyond 2020. They have a lifetime qualification.

[kamoe]

Thanks for clarifying, Obie.

That is to say, the OP does not need not to worry, since the deadline of Dec 31st 2020 does not apply to their baby.

[Obie]

Indeed. In any event, a child born in the UK, will have several avenue open to them, even beyond the scope of the settlement scheme.

[rodvmu]

Thanks, both!

[saddleback]

The child of a an EU citizen or their non-EEA spouse with settled status can apply, beyond 2020. They have a lifetime qualification.

Obie, would you dare to elaborate please?