Kids Passport - finish line in sight.

wpilr_nov12 wrote:Now that the kids are Registered citizens of UK, time to get their passport.

I will be going to Post Office to get the form (online option was taking too long).

Questions:

What would the referee write on back of the photo, any suggestions? Both kids are under 5.

See the guide it states exactly what is required.

Payment - does the Post office take the payment for Check&Send only, or for the passport application as well? Or does the payment details still need to be included?

PO take payment for everything so no need to include pymt details

Thanks for your help.

wpilr_nov12 wrote:However IPS would send us the form by post for signature etc, which was going to take a few weeks to arrive.

Any suggestions?

wpilr_nov12 wrote:Us: Foreign born, ILR both parents.
Kids: UK Born, both under 5, Registered, certificate received.

Now: applying for passport.

I was filling online form for passport, and got to grandparents details. Which was not difficult (Both grandparents on both sides of family, their dob and date of marriage... )

However IPS would send us the form by post for signature etc, which was going to take a few weeks to arrive.

Therefore going the paper form route:

On Guidance doc, page 6 for Section 4:
"If both parents were born after 31 Dec 1982, or were both born outside the UK, please give the following details in section 8 of the application form. Either:
- the full name, town, country of birth and date of marriage of your mother's or parent 1's parents and your father's or parent 2's parents, or
- details of your parents' claim to British nationality

Section 8 of form has just enough room for 1 grandparent's name, place and country of birth, and date of marriage. How do I include 4 names, 4 towns and countries of births, and 2 dates of marriages.

I am truly stumped.

Any suggestions?

Heisgood wrote: We simply used post office form and used a blank A4 sheets of paper to add grandparent details on. Both kids now have British passports.

Earlier today, went to my local PO, asked about C&S, the lady asked for kids birth certificates, parents passports, BRP cards, marriage certificates (all originals). Didn't carry any of those. Decided to go back home.

M2008 wrote:

Earlier today, went to my local PO, asked about C&S, the lady asked for kids birth certificates, parents passports, BRP cards, marriage certificates (all originals). Didn't carry any of those. Decided to go back home.

Why parents passports & BRP required?

I think it is only required if child born before you got ILR

Somudro wrote:@wpilr_nov12, why do U need grandparent's details?

wpilr_nov12 wrote:Us: Foreign born, ILR both parents.
Kids: UK Born, both under 5, Registered, certificate received.

Now: applying for passport.

I was filling online form for passport, and got to grandparents details. Which was not difficult (Both grandparents on both sides of family, their dob and date of marriage... )

However IPS would send us the form by post for signature etc, which was going to take a few weeks to arrive.

Therefore going the paper form route:

On Guidance doc, page 6 for Section 4:
"If both parents were born after 31 Dec 1982, or were both born outside the UK, please give the following details in section 8 of the application form. Either:
- the full name, town, country of birth and date of marriage of your mother's or parent 1's parents and your father's or parent 2's parents, or
- details of your parents' claim to British nationality

Section 8 of form has just enough room for 1 grandparent's name, place and country of birth, and date of marriage. How do I include 4 names, 4 towns and countries of births, and 2 dates of marriages.

I am truly stumped.

Any suggestions?

Somudro wrote:if born before 31 Dec 1982 OR but outsdise UK then, stiil need grandparent details?

wpilr_nov12 wrote:
I didn't notice any 'CHECK' being performed, besides a quick visual inspection. No photo measurement or comparing against template, etc. 5 mins max for both forms and payment. And I am £17.50 lighter for the privilege.

Having come through MN1 Registration successfully without NCS, I feel totally ripped off with C&S.

Ouch.

wpilr_nov12 wrote:Just got IPS to reveal to me that my kids passports forms received by IPS on 8th (Friday), passports printed 11th (Monday), picked up by courier today (Tuesday).

Pretty quick... considering I had done C&S on 6th (Wed)...

Let the travel plans begin.....yippie

M2008 wrote:If you are Indian... DO you prefer for Indian Visa or going for PIO Card?

Somudro wrote:What did U do with your grandparent details? Did U write down 'Unknown" or blank?

As requested on the Passport application form for a child whose parents were born outside of UK, applicant’s grandparents’ details are provided below.


Passport Application Number (from barcode):


Applicant Details:

Title:   First Name: 	Surname: 		DoB: 



Grandparent Details:

Maternal Grandmother
Full Name (First name, SURNAME): Mrs 
Date of Birth: 
Town and Country of birth: 


Maternal Grandfather
Full Name (First name, SURNAME): Mr
Date of Birth: 
Town and Country of birth

Maternal Grandparents date of marriage: 


Paternal Grandmother
Full Name (First name, SURNAME): Mrs 
Date of Birth: 
Town and Country of birth: 


Paternal Grandfather
Full Name (First name, SURNAME): Mr 
Date of Birth: 
Town and Country of birth

Paternal Grandparents date of marriage: 



Kind regards,



my name (father of applicant)
Tel: my mobile
date of letter

wpilr_nov12 wrote:Form, payment - paid in post office, Registration certificate (original),

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the additional letter

. Passport guidance has a documents list.