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susangill wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 04, 2022 10:15 am

the baby must have a passport of any country to get the sticker. A Coe-Roa application is only successful if the baby has a passport of a country to get the sticker or in other words the if there is no passport then you cannot apply for Coe-Roa.

secret.simon wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 04, 2022 12:14 pm

A CoE-RoA in an Indian passport is an option for either
(a) a child born in India to one British parent and one Indian parent, or,
(a) a child born in the UK to at least one Indian parent holding ILR.

In both the circumstances above, the child would hold both British (so they can apply for a CoE-RoA) and Indian (so that they can apply for a non-British passport) citizenships.

In your case, as both parents were not Indian at the time of the birth of the child in India, the child is not eligible for an Indian passport and therefore not eligible for a CoE-RoA either (which requires the child to have a non-British passport already).

As @CR001 has mentioned above, the only choice for your child is a British passport. The process can take between six months and a year when applying from abroad.

susangill wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 04, 2022 10:15 am

the baby must have a passport of any country to get the sticker. A Coe-Roa application is only successful if the baby has a passport of a country to get the sticker or in other words the if there is no passport then you cannot apply for Coe-Roa.

Correct. The baby must already have a non-British passport in order to be able to apply for a CoE-RoA.

susangill wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 05, 2022 7:27 am

Hi All,

I have got another question about the passport application form for the baby.
As me, my wife and baby are in India and the passport application form requires countersignatures. So, do i need to get the form and baby photograph signed by someone from UK and sent here to me in India.
Also the passport application form is a paper version only and there is no online application from outside of UK.

Does anyone know?

You must apply in person. If you’re unable to, someone else can go on your behalf. You must bring photo ID with you. …

Countersignatures

Applying for a passport from outside the UK: guidance notes

The countersignatory must:

• have known you personally for at least 2 years (for example, a friend, neighbour or colleague, and not someone who is related to you or only knows you professionally)
• be a professional person (please see occupations for countersignatories on page 14)
• hold a British, Irish, EU, US or Commonwealth passport which has not run out
• send us a colour photocopy of their passport details page

The countersignatory needs to:

• read through the completed application form to make sure the information is accurate
• fill in section 10 of the form, giving their passport number, and then sign the box
• give their full address and contact details, including their email address. This can be a business address or home address, but should be one that we can contact them at. The countersignatory can give an email address on a separate piece of paper if this is more convenient.
• for an adult application,‘certify’one(not both) of your photos – signing and dating one of the photos as shown in the example below.
• for a child application (under16), confirm that they have known the adult who signed the declaration in section 9 of the form for at least 2 years, and certify one photo (giving the child’s full name), signing and dating it as shown in the example below, and
• put their initials next to any mistakes they may make in section 10.

susangill wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 14, 2022 10:36 am

Hi Ticktack,

Thank you for replying.

But isn't the requirement for countersignatory that they must be a british citizen?

Also, does any one know if we need to take the baby to the vfs passport centre for applying as well. Or can the parents apply on infant's behalf.

Thanks

susangill wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 24, 2022 8:59 am

Hi All,

Please can someone guide me urgently as i have got the passport Appointment tomorrow at the UK embassy jalandahar and i have also rang the passport hotline but cannot get the answer to my query.

Do i need to take my one month old son to the appointment as well or not.

Please can someone help....

alterhase58 wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 24, 2022 9:07 am

susangill wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 24, 2022 8:59 am

Hi All,

Please can someone guide me urgently as i have got the passport Appointment tomorrow at the UK embassy jalandahar and i have also rang the passport hotline but cannot get the answer to my query.

Do i need to take my one month old son to the appointment as well or not.

Please can someone help....

Not sure/hope this helps - but the section quoted here doesn't specifically state that child has to attend:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... le-version

Quote:
"Interviews: customers who apply from overseas
We assess overseas customers applications based on the documents they provide and where they live. We will ask customers who live or whose documents come from a group 3 country, to attend an interview if they are an adult:

applying for their first British passport
applying for a first British passport for a child
When the intended passport holder is a child, the person who must attend the interview will be (in order of preference) the:

claim parent (if they have parental responsibility (PR))
parent who gave consent for the application (if the claim parent is not available or does not have PR)
anyone who has PR for the child (if the parents with PR are not available)
person without PR but who is acting in place of a parent (known as loco parentis)"