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Child's first passport

Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2021 7:11 pm
by Tar86
Hi all, I hope everyone is sound and safe. I am looking for an advice, please input if you can, I appreciate your time.

I am applying for my child's first UK passport, let me give you quick facts:
1. My ILR approved : Nov 2020 (5 years Tier 2 general)
2. My wife visa: Dependant visa (eligible to ILR March 2022)
3. First child: born in 2018, registered as British citizen after I got ILR, then he got british passport Apr 2021
4. Second Baby: Born July 2021

So based on this I am sure second baby is british citizen during birth as I have granted ILR before that. I thought the application process will be straight forward based on above, seems it's not. I have been asked to add following documents in original:

Applicant's document: Full birth certificate
Parent's document : Full birth certificate / naturalisation document / Non-british passport showing ILR
Grand parent's (maternal) document Full birth certificate + Marriage certificate
Grand parent's (parental) docuemtn: Full birth certificate + Marriage certificate.

I am okay with applicants and my documents but however I find this is a little bit odd, asking for grand-parents document, as they live in my home country and I am not sure they have all this document in english or not. And it would be time consuming process for them to send these original documents + translation and un-necessary hassle comes with it.

So I am wondering, if any of you have faced this and what have you done to resolve this issue. I really appreciate your opinion on this matter.

Thanks,

Re: Child's first passport

Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2021 7:21 pm
by secret.simon
Was the second child born in the UK or abroad?

Re: Child's first passport

Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2021 7:22 pm
by Tar86
Thanks for your reply,

second child born in UK.

Re: Child's first passport

Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2021 7:28 pm
by secret.simon
Just provide your ILR BRP and the child's British birth certificate.

Re: Child's first passport

Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2021 7:42 pm
by Tar86
Many thanks for your response.

would you think that will satisfy the case worker, if all supporting documents were not provide.!

Re: Child's first passport

Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2021 7:47 pm
by CR001
Grandparent documents are NOT required!

Re: Child's first passport

Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2021 7:53 pm
by Tar86
Many thanks both for your advice :)

Re: Child's first passport

Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2021 12:29 pm
by prs
You’re usually automatically a British citizen if you were both:

born in the UK on or after 1 January 1983
born when one of your parents was a British citizen or ‘settled’ in the UK