Applying British Passport for child born outside UK (India)

Hi All,

I have a newborn kid, for whom I am planning to apply for British passport from India. I have got British passport and I am also planning to apply for dependant visa for my wife, and we 3 would like to travel along.

Can you please help me confirm the list of supporting documents for this application. From the gov.uk page, I understand it is as below.

• Father's British Passport

• Mother's Indian Passport

• Mother's Indian ID Proof (Aadhar or Similar)

• Our Marriage Certificate

• Child's birth certificate

• Father's Naturalisation Certificate ?

• Countersignature (I saw on this forum that it can be digitally signed !)

Also, may I know the current timelines to process the application. I tried looking in the timelines thread, but couldn't find any case matching my requirement in 2025, hence requesting.

Thanks for your support.

If those are the documents the system advises to send in your case, send that. Yes, countersignatory can confirm identity online. Passports are processed in 3 weeks in the U but applications for first passports from south Asia are known to take up to six months or even a year.

Hi All,

Have successfully submitted the application for first child passport recently at Hyderabad. Sharing the list of documents I have been asked, for others benefit.

Please note that VFS India is asking Colour photocopies of all originals, they are NOT accepting B/W photocopies.

• My British Passport all pages

• My Naturalisation Certificate

• My OCI Card - All Pages

• Mine and Wife's Aaadhar Cards

• Marriage Certificate

• Kid's Birth Certificate

• Wife's Indian Passport - All Pages

• Wife's Birth Certificate

• Wife's SSC Marks Memo or Graduation Marks Memo

• Post delivery discharge summary

• Mother's Antenatal Record

• All medical reports pre and post delivery

• Kid's vaccination schedule

• 3 Address Proofs on yours and wife's name, on the address submitted in the application - I have submitted both our Bank statement, Aadhar and Wife's passport address page.

• Family photos - Not mandatory, but beneficial

• Countersignatory's British Passport Photo page

They have taken a payment details over payment memo page for a sum of c£100.