Passport Application - Secrion 4 makes no sense
Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2024 3:57 pm
Section 4 is confusing - applying for first British Passport for naturalised UK citizen - gained nationality in 2016, current UK and US citizen.
Applying for citizenship on the basis of having a naturalisation certificate and not through parents so does section 4 still need completing?
Section 4 states
You need to fill in this section if:
the passport is for someone under 16
you are applying for your first adult passport
you are applying to replace a passport that has been lost, stolen or damaged
you are applying to extend your passport
Give all the details for both parents of the person named at section 2 of the application form.
For nationality purposes parents are defined in law as ‘mother’ and ‘father’. Nationality by birth cannot always be gained through either parent’s national status. This includes parents who are of the same sex. Because of this, it is important that the ‘mother’ and ‘father’ are entered in the correct boxes.
If either parent was born on or after 1 January 1983, or were 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.
Applying for citizenship on the basis of having a naturalisation certificate and not through parents so does section 4 still need completing?
Section 4 states
You need to fill in this section if:
the passport is for someone under 16
you are applying for your first adult passport
you are applying to replace a passport that has been lost, stolen or damaged
you are applying to extend your passport
Give all the details for both parents of the person named at section 2 of the application form.
For nationality purposes parents are defined in law as ‘mother’ and ‘father’. Nationality by birth cannot always be gained through either parent’s national status. This includes parents who are of the same sex. Because of this, it is important that the ‘mother’ and ‘father’ are entered in the correct boxes.
If either parent was born on or after 1 January 1983, or were 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.