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Procedure for child British passport
Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2020 2:11 am
by naija99
Please could gurus advise on following scenario
2005 Father naturalised as a British citizen
2006 son born in Albania
2020 son arrived in UK (not sure whether he had a visa) and child wishes to remain with father in UK
Mother and other siblings reside in Albania with no status
Can child remain in UK and go to school
Can child apply for a British passport from within the UK or does it have to be an overseas application
Re: Procedure for child British passport
Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2020 2:14 am
by vinny
Yes, assuming parents are married to each other or father satisfies prescribed requirements as to proof of paternity.
Get a passport for your child.
Re: Procedure for child British passport
Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 8:33 am
by naija99
Thank you for confirming Vinny
Re: Procedure for child British passport
Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 12:16 pm
by vinny
What date was he born?
Is the father married to the mother?
Re: Procedure for child British passport
Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 12:42 pm
by naija99
The child was born May 2006
The father is married to the mother
Re: Procedure for child British passport
Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 2:06 pm
by secret.simon
Provided the father was married to the mother at the time of birth of the child, the child can apply directly for a British passport with the father’s naturalisation certificate and the child’s birth certificate.
If the parents were not married at the time of birth, the child may need to be registered using Form UKF.
Re: Procedure for child British passport
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 12:33 pm
by naija99
Thanks secret.simon
He was married but they cannot locate the marriage certificate which is somewhere back in Albania. They did not regard it as too important.
He was going to do a DNA paternity test just to safe guard himself. Would this not be sufficient?