Form Mn1 – Fill Out and Use This PDF

Form MN1

Application for registration of a child under 18 as a British citizen

To be used by people in the Channel Islands, Isle of Man and British overseas territories, and by people who live elsewhere and want to apply by post.

The Home Office will use the personal information you provide to consider your application. We may also share your information with other public and private sector organisations in the UK and overseas. For more detail please see the Privacy Notice for the Border, Immigration and Citizenship system at www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-information-use-in-borders- immigration-and-citizenship. This also sets out your rights under the Data Protection Act 2018 and explains how you can access your personal information and complain if you have concerns about how we are using it.

February 2020

Application for registration of a child under 18 as a British citizen

Before completing this form, you should read the accompanying MN1 guide (www. gov.uk/government/publications/form-mn1-guidance). Fill in those parts of the form that apply to this child’s application and cross out all other parts. If there is not enough space, use the ‘Further information not covered in other sections’ page.

If you want help to complete this application form, you may wish to contact a competent adviser, for example, a solicitor or agent registered with the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (refer to ‘OISC and Immigration Advice’ section of the MN1 guide (www.gov.uk/government/publications/form-mn1-guidance) which accompanies this form for details).

We recommend that you keep a copy of this application.

Ensure that you read the MN1 guide, which accompanies this form. You should ensure that you understand the criteria for registering children before submitting the application. Full fees cannot be returned for applications that fail.

Write in BLOCK CAPITALS using black ink. Enter all dates as dd-mm-yyyy, for example, 30/02/2010.

Section 1 - Personal Information

1.1Indicate the section of the British Nationality Act 1981 under which you would like the application considered. See MN1guide (www.gov.uk/government/publications/form-mn1-guidance) for further details:

1.2State any reference numbers used in your

immigration applications:

1.5Surname/family name (the name you give here will be the name shown on the child’s certificate so ensure it is spelt correctly and you have written it in the correct order):

1.6Other names (If different from the name shown on the child’s passport/birth certificate, explain why on final page of the form):

1.7If the child is or has ever been known by any name or names apart from those mentioned above, give details here:

1.8The date and reason for the change of name (for example, marriage, adoption, change of name by deed poll):

1.9Present nationality:

1.10National Insurance number (if any):

1.11Date of birth: D D M M Y Y Y Y

1.12Village or town or city of birth:

1.13Country of birth:

1.15What is child’s current marital status? Tick one box only.

1.16Present address (you must give us any change of address in writing while we are considering this application):

Postcode:

Daytime/Mobile telephone number:

Evening telephone number:

Email address:

For validation purposes, write your e-mail address again in the box below: