British Nationality: Children and Young People
(asked on 16th October 2019) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the fee for a child or young person to register as a British citizen on their fulfilment of the UK’s obligations under Article 1 of the 1961 UN Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.
Answered by
Baroness Williams of Trafford
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
Neither the 1961 UN Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness or the 1954 Convention relating to the status of stateless persons prohibit fees from being chargeable in respect of citizenship applications. The Home Office does, however, waive fees for stateless individuals up to the point of settlement (indefinite leave to remain) in line with our obligations.
The Home Office has no current plans to specifically review the policy applicable to stateless persons applying to register as a British citizen, however the Home Office keeps its fees for immigration and nationality under review.