ESC

Click the "allow" button if you want to receive important news and updates from immigrationboards.com


Immigrationboards.com: Immigration, work visa and work permit discussion board

Welcome to immigrationboards.com!

Login Register Do not show

Problem with renewal of British passport

A section for posts relating to applications for Naturalisation or Registration as a British Citizen. Naturalisation

Moderators: Casa, push, JAJ, ca.funke, Amber, zimba, vinny, Obie, EUsmileWEallsmile, batleykhan, meself2, geriatrix, John, ChetanOjha, archigabe

Locked
karllm
Newly Registered
Posts: 2
Joined: Sun Jun 18, 2017 8:58 am

Problem with renewal of British passport

Post by karllm » Sun Jun 18, 2017 9:13 am

Just wanted to renew my daughters british passport. The home office sent us a letter asking to prove that we(parents) were british residents for 5 years prior my daughter was born. We've already provided all required documents 5 years ago, the first time we applied for my daughters British passport. So now my daughter has had uk passport for 5 years and to renew it HO asks us to prove what we've already proved. Why ?

MrSlyFox
Member
Posts: 215
Joined: Sun Nov 06, 2016 2:58 pm

Re: Problem with renewal of British passport

Post by MrSlyFox » Sun Jun 18, 2017 10:08 am


JAJ
Moderator
Posts: 3977
Joined: Sun Oct 23, 2005 8:29 pm
Australia

Re: Problem with renewal of British passport

Post by JAJ » Mon Jun 19, 2017 1:29 am

karllm wrote:Just wanted to renew my daughters british passport. The home office sent us a letter asking to prove that we(parents) were british residents for 5 years prior my daughter was born. We've already provided all required documents 5 years ago, the first time we applied for my daughters British passport. So now my daughter has had uk passport for 5 years and to renew it HO asks us to prove what we've already proved. Why ?
There have been reports that some years ago, the Passport Office issued British passports by mistake to U.K. born children to parents who had not in fact acquired Permanent Residence before the child was born. This particularly affects parents from the 2004-EU intake (excluding Malta/Cyprus) who were subject to Workers Registration Scheme requirements between 2004 and 2011.

Possibilities include:
1. The Passport Office have realized the first passport was issued by mistake (in other words- the evidence you supplied was not enough to show your daughter is British) so they need to treat the renewal like a first time application.
2. The Passport Office have asked for this evidence without looking at what they already have on file.
3. The Passport Office have lost the documentation you submitted 5 years ago.

It may help if you can give details on:
- when did you arrive in the U.K. and in what capacity (worker, student, etc.)
- what EEA state(s) are you from.
- If you were subject to Workers Registration Scheme rules, did you comply with these.
- when was your daughter born.

Likely worst case- if it turns out that your daughter is not British, she can most likely be registered as a British citizen- but it's important this is resolved as soon as possible
MrSlyFox wrote:Suggest you read this;
https://www.freemovement.org.uk/tribuna ... -children/
This refers to some off-topic judicial speculation that does not amount in any way to a change in the law. In any case- it's unrelated to the question at hand since it refers to those born before October 2000. More fully discussed at:
british-citizenship/eu-citizens-childre ... 29847.html
This is not intended to be legal or professional advice in any jurisdiction.

Locked
cron