Registration of a child as a British citizen

You can apply to Register your child under 18 as a British citizen if you live in the Channel Islands, Isle of Man, a British Overseas Territory or if you live elsewhere and want to apply by post.

• Registering is a way of applying for British citizenship
• If your child is over 18 years old, they’ll need to apply as an adult
• If your child was born outside the UK
• your child has lived in the UK for the last 10 years
• the application process
• if you or their other parent became ‘settled in the UK’ after they were born
• when the child was born whether child’s biological father is a
• British citizen or settled in the UK
• have British citizenship
• have settled status from the EU Settlement Scheme
• have indefinite leave
• have right of abode
• have permanent residence 
• are an Irish citizen living in the UK

For more detail information and advice, please speak to our expert immigration advisor.