Professional Referee - MN1

[gk777]

Hi - We are in the process of filling MN1 application from for our 4 months old daughter. In the referee section,

1. Referee 1 - Holder of a British Citizen passport (and either a professional person or over the age of 25).


2. Referee 2 - This referee should be a person (of any nationality) who has professional standing. This can include a minister of religion, civil servant or a member of a professional body such as an accountant or solicitor

For the second referee, we know a solicitor who can help here.

Question 1- Referee can be someone holding a british passport and over 25 - may not be professional. Correct?

Question 2 - I read whereas thread in this forum that one of the referee must be someone professional engaged with the child, like a teacher or health visitor or doctor. But no where we say that this in the form. Our referee for professional standing is a solicitor. Do we really need a teacher/health visitor/doctor etc as a referee?

[CULLINAN]

The guidance is clear:

https://visas-immigration.service.gov.u ... on_MN1.pdf

[gk777]

Are you referring to this ?
Where the applicant is a child applying, one referee should be a professional who
has engaged with the child in a professional capacity, such as a teacher, health
visitor, social worker or minister of religion

How do we find someone who has engaged with a 4 month infant in professional capacity? Can you please advise what have other people in the forum done in this instance?

[CULLINAN]

For child applicants at least one of the referees must be a person who has dealt with the child in a professional role such as a teacher, doctor, health visitor or social worker. Where a child cannot provide a referee who has dealt with them in a professional capacity and has provided documents to show that they have attempted to do so, you can accept 2 referees who meet the criteria for referees on adult applications.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u ... 1.0EXT.pdf

Add a cover letter and explain. Arrange as per adult criteria. HO is not strict when it comes to referees in case of young children. Given corona, its more understandable.

[gk777]

Thank you.

We know a family friend and he is a child doctor - so not our daughters GP but in general a child doctor practicing in UK. Would that suffice the requirement?

[CULLINAN]

Thank you.

We know a family friend and he is a child doctor - so not our daughters GP but in general a child doctor practicing in UK. Would that suffice the requirement?

If that doctor has professionally engaged with the child then yes.