Registration Of A Surrogate Child As A British Citizen

• Page Contents
• Overview
• Parental Order Application
• How Can We Help?
• Our Fixed Fees
• Other Related Services

Your surrogate child can apply for registration as a British Citizen if the sponsoring British parent(s) of the child is/are British Citizen(s) by descent. An application for registration as a British Citizen will  be made by completing application form MN1 and the relevant eligibility requirements as set out in British Nationality Act 1981 should be met for the application to be successful. An application for registration as a British Citizen should only be made after the sponsoring parents of the child have obtained the parental order and become the legal parents of the surrogate child.

Our specialist team of child visa solicitors can provide expert immigration advice and legal representations on fixed fee basis concerning your surrogate child's application for registration as a British Citizen. Ask a question online to our specialist team of child visa solicitors for free immigration advice online or book an appointment online for a detailed immigration advice and consultation with one of our child visa solicitors conerning your surrogate child's appllication FOR registration as a British Citizen.

Application For Parental Order After Child's Birth

Once your child is born, you will need to become the child’s legal parent. More information on how to do this can be found online Surrogacy: legal rights of parents and surrogates.

A Parental Order can only be made by the court in England and Wales after the child has reached the UK. Pursuant to 54 and 54A of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008, at least one of the intended parents (or the intended parent in the case of single applicants) must be domiciled in the UK or the Chanel islands or the Isle of Man, and the child must be living with the intended parent or parents in the UK at the time of the Parental Order application. Further, Parental Orders may only be granted where at least one parent has a genetic link to the child. There are various other conditions that need to be met.

The process is different if you live in Scotland or Northern Ireland. More information is contained in the guidance: Surrogacy: legal rights of parents and surrogates.

How Can We Help?

Our expert team of nationality law solicitors in London can represent you in your surrogate child's application for registration as a British Citizen and carry out all the work on your British Citizenship application until a decision on your application is received from the Home Office UKVI. As part of our professional legal services in relation to your surrogate child's application for registration as a British Citizen, our specialist team of immigration solicitors will carry out the following immigration casework:

• Our immigration solicitors will assess your eligibility for registration as a British Citizen by considering all the relevant information including your past immigration history;
• Our immigration solicitors will advise  you on the chances of success in your surrogate child's application for registration as a British Citizen and would draw your attention to any weaknesses in your application;
• Our immigration solicitors will advise you on the list of documents to be submitted in support of your surrogate child's application for registration as a British Citizen;
• Our immigration solicitors will assess all the supporting documents to ensure that the documents you provide duly satisfy the Home Office UKVI requirements for registration as a British Citizen;
• Our immigration solicitors will complete the relevant application form online for your registration as a British citizen, submit the same online, help you pay the Home Office UKVI fee for the application and schedule your appointment with the application centre for enrolment of your biometrics;
• Our immigration solicitors will prepare a detailed cover letter in support of the application explaining in detail your eligibility for registration as a British Citizen by referring to all the relevant information, documents, laws and requirements;
• Our immigration solicitors will upload all the supporting documents online to be considered in support of the application including our cover letter prepared to support your application;
• Our immigration solicitors will carry out all the work on your surrogate child's application for registration as a British Citizen until a decision is received from the Home Office UKVI on your application.

Our Fixed Fees For Registration Of A Surrogate Child As A British Citizen

• Our child visa solicitors will charge a fixed fee ranging from £1,000 to £2,000 (no VAT) for your surrogate child's application for registration as a British Citizen. The agreed fixed will depend on the complexity of the application and the volume of work involved in the application. You can get a fixed fee quote online for your surrogate child's application for registration as a British Citizen.
• Our fixed fee for the application does not cover any disbursements e.g. UKVI fee for the application and the applicant has to separately pay the Home office UKVI fees for your surrogate child's application for registration as a British Citizen.

Other Related Services

• British Passport Application For Surrogate Child
• Right Of Abode Application For Surrogate Child
• Indefinite Leave To Enter (ILE) For Surrogate Child
• ILR As A Surrogate Child
• Limited Leave To Enter As A Surrogate Child