British passport for a 10 year old boy

[alvaro31]

Hello
My son will be 10 in November and I'm not sure whether we could apply for a British passport for him. We are EEA citizens with settled status now. I obtained ILR one year after he was born and mother settled status in 2020. At the time he was born both of us were living in the UK for 4 years. As he will be 10 years old next month we are wondering whether he can obtain British passport or go through the citizenship process. Could anyone advise eligibility for our son? And what conditions need to be fulfilled in his case please?
We would appreciate any help with this topic:)

[contorted_svy]

You need to apply for registration through form MN1 for your child before getting a passport. I think you should be able to apply under section 3(1) (but I am less familiar with registration so other members can advise further), review the guidance here https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... 1-guidance

[vinny]

If he was born in the UK, then he is entitled to register.

[alvaro31]

Thank you both so much:)

[secret.simon]

Acquisition of British citizenship at any time after birth is never automatic, but requires either registration or naturalisation.

Assuming your child was born in the UK, they are eligible to be registered either under Form T (living in the UK for the first 10 years of their life) or Form MN1 (having a parent with ILR/settled status in the UK).

The fees for the two are the same (~£1000), but the proof required of the two is different (proof of living in the UK for the first ten years of their life vs proof of one parent's settled status/ILR).