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Apply for British citizenship if you have a British parent - who's eligible, fees and how to apply

• Who can apply

  You may be eligible for British citizenship if you have a British parent.…

• You were born on or after 1 July 2006

  You’re automatically a British citizen if you were born outside the UK and…

• You were born between 1983 and June 2006

  You’re automatically a British citizen if you were born outside the UK and…

• You were born before 1983

  You may automatically be a British citizen if you were born before 1…

• After you've applied

  You’ll usually get a decision within 6 months - some applications can take…

Who has parental responsibility for looking after children, and how to apply for parental responsibility if you were unmarried to the mother or are not on the birth certificate

• What parental responsibility is

  Having parental responsibility means you have legal rights and duties…

• Who has parental responsibility

  You automatically have parental responsibility if you give birth to the…

• Apply for parental responsibility

  If you’re not the birth mother, you can apply to court to get parental…

Your employee can take Shared Parental Leave (SPL) if they're eligible and they or their partner ends their maternity or adoption leave early - eligibility, entitlement, starting SPL, splitting blocks of leave and record keeping

• Overview

  Employees may be able to get Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and Statutory…

• Eligibility

  Sometimes only one parent in a couple will be eligible to get Shared…

• Entitlement

  If an employee is eligible and they or their partner end maternity or…

• Starting Shared Parental Leave

  For Shared Parental Leave (SPL) to start, the mother or adopter must do…

• Blocks of leave

  An employee taking Shared Parental Leave (SPL) can split their leave into…

• Record keeping

  You must keep records for HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), including: the…

• Help with statutory pay

  For financial help with statutory pay, you can: reclaim payments (usually…

Check you can get a divorce, agree or disagree with a divorce application, what to do if your husband or wife lacks mental capacity.

• Updated: 1 January 2002

Correct the original registration with the register office or GRO - find out what corrections can be made, who can apply, how long it takes, what they look like

• Updated: 21 December 2021

• Updated: 21 December 2021

• Updated: 21 December 2021

You must use form LA1 to apply to re-register a child’s birth following the marriage or civil partnership of the mother and father.