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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