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Applying for a new born baby UK passport from Pakistan
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2015 3:39 pm
by chosenaik
Hello, does anyone on the forum know how long it takes for a UK passport to be processed if a child is born in Pakistan and the application is made from inside Pakistan (both Parents are Naturalised British Citizens / Passport holders and so the child can be born anywhere and is eligible for an automatic UK Passport).
Thank you.
Re: Applying for a new born baby UK passport from Pakistan
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2015 3:43 pm
by Jaeger
At least 6 months according to HM Passport Office.
Re: Applying for a new born baby UK passport from Pakistan
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2015 4:07 pm
by chosenaik
Is the following an option that can be used:
Apply for a Pakistani passport for the child (as that only takes upto 6 weeks) and then get a British visa for the child.
Once the child is in UK, the UK passport can be applied for ?
Re: Applying for a new born baby UK passport from Pakistan
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2015 4:16 pm
by geriatrix
Re: Applying for a new born baby UK passport from Pakistan
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2015 4:34 pm
by secret.simon
The child is a British citizen and so a visa is not an option. A visa can not be issued to a national of the country and hence the BHC would not issue it.
The two options are getting a British passport or a Pakistani passport with a Certificate of Entitlement-Right of Abode(CoE-RoA) as sushdmehta and vinny have advised above.
The CoE-RoA takes 16 weeks or more to be issued. So, you are still looking at 22 weeks (6+16 weeks) for the child to travel back to the UK.
There are threads on these forums for naturalised British citizens applying for either British passports or CoE-RoA from India. They suggest waiting between 6 months and a year for the documents.