Home Office's ‘shameful’ £1,000 child citizenship fee found unlawful
THE Home Office’s £1,000 child citizenship fee was ruled unlawful today in a landmark court decision celebrated by migrant rights groups.
The exorbitant fee was described as “shameful” by Amnesty International, which accused the Home Office of putting profit before the rights of children.
Following the High Court ruling today, the government must now reconsider the £1,012 fee required to register a child for British citizenship.
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