Im on a work permit. Soon to apply for ILR. New baby born UK

[stuecampbell]

Hi all.
Im hoping someone can answer my questions.
I am currently on a work permit issued in Nov 2004 (stamped 30 Dec 2004).
I am hoping to apply for ILR this year (Depending on up coming rule change)
I have now got a new baby born 6 months ago.
My questions are.
* Can I apply for citizenship for the baby now or when I apply for ILR. Both me and my partner are Australian citizens.
* What visa should I get the baby if I can not apply for citizenship for him? Im hoping this does not cost an arm or a leg as if they throw another 3 years on to the time required to get ILR, we are going to leave the UK.
* If my ILR can be applied for in NOV/DEC then we will wait till then but we are having issues when ever we enter the UK from holidays as the baby is on a holiday visa.
* I have been legally in the UK now for nearly 9 years with working holiday visa and holiday visas. Can I use this to try to get an early ILR?

Any answers would be help full.

[vinny]

If baby is born in the UK, then see also need for a dependent visa?

[mabsa]

you can apply for your baby's ILR at the same time when you will apply. there is no need to get leave to remain for your baby now.

[mervinsx]

Over the past many years, the UK attracted skilled migrants from all over the world through two Home Office schemes - Work Permits and HSMP (Highly Skilled Migrant Programme). Migrants who entered the UK under these two schemes had no recourse to public funds and had Limited Leave to Remain but they paid taxes and national insurance contributions alike any other working member of the public.

To enable long-resident migrants to setup UK as their primary residence, the Home Office promised them Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after four years of continuous residency in the UK. In April 2006, the Home Office changed this policy and increased the requirement for ILR to five years for both Work Permit and HSMP visa holders and retrospectively applied this change, for those who were already in the UK.

On 6th April 2009, HSMP Forum Ltd won a Judicial Review, requesting the Home Office to reinstate the original ILR conditions for all pre-April 2006 HSMP visa holders.

The Work Permit scheme was also a route to ILR and a petition has been submitted to the Prime Minister to reinstate the original ILR conditions for all pre-April 2006 Work Permit holders:
http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/workpermit-ilr

Please sign the above petition and forward to your family and friends - this petition can be signed by any national residing in the UK.

On behalf of Work Permit Forum
www.wpforumltd.com