Apply for Registration of a Surrogate Child as a British Citizen - Specialist Immigration Solicitors

: Written by: Arshad Mahmood; Last Updated: 15 April 2026

Your surrogate child can apply for registration as a British Citizen if the sponsoring British parent(s) of the child is/are British Citizens by descent. An application for registration as a British Citizen will be made by completing the MN1 application form, and the relevant eligibility requirements set out in the British Nationality Act 1981 must 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.

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Application for a 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.

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