British Citizenship (Naturalisation) · sub-route
Child registration (Form MN1)
£1,000 · no ceremony required
Sourced from GOV.UK · Updated April 2026The short answer
Child registration (Form MN1) is one way to qualify for the British Citizenship (Naturalisation). The core rules of the British Citizenship (Naturalisation) apply, the specifics that set this route apart are below.
£1,000Application fee from
, IHS per year
For life (revoked only in rare national-security cases)Initial leave
, To settlement (ILR)
Who qualifies for this route
- Child under 18 with a parent who is British or settled
- OR child who has lived in the UK for at least 10 years
- OR child born in UK to parent who later became British/settled
Good to know
Children of British / settled parents born in the UK are usually British automatically, check before paying for MN1.
No ceremony required for under-18s.
Other British Citizenship (Naturalisation) sub-routes
Standard naturalisation
£1,839 · 12 months on ILR required
ViewSpouse of British citizen
£1,839 · no waiting period after ILR
ViewBritish by descent
Free · automatic, apply for passport only
ViewSource: GOV.UK, Child registration (Form MN1) · Last verified April 2026
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