British passport for British citizen child born in India

bumblebee123 · Post by **bumblebee123** » Sun Nov 30, 2014 2:28 am

Hello all,

We're also in exactly the same situation(my wife and baby are in India waiting for British passport)! My son's (born in April this year) passport application was sent by VFS to Liverpool office and fees got debited on September 16th. Last week I've received an email from passport office asking me to forward the passport I've holded at the time of our son's conception. I've sent it by royal mail last week and haven't heard anything from them since. Royal mail tracking tells me that my parcel (Indian passport colour photo copy) has been received and also could see signature proof on royal mail website. So far so good. At the time of conception I've holded Indian passport (with ILR) in UK and have become British citizen by naturalization before his birth.

I've spoken to an Immigration lawyer in UK and I was clarified that those who become naturalized citizens are "British Citizens Otherwise Than By Descent" and they can pass their British Citizenship to their children born in and out of UK.

If anybody have any other updates can you also please post it hhere?

Also if anybody have received their children's passports recently can they please share their news and experiences?

Thanks in advance!!

bumblebee123 · Post by **bumblebee123** » Sun Nov 30, 2014 10:54 am

hi H_manatee

Please can you provide any update on your case? i've sent you a PM.

kumar1980 · Post by **kumar1980** » Sun Nov 30, 2014 12:40 pm

Hi H_mantene
hope you doing well and many thanks for sharing your experience and its very good explanation as well
i'm thinking to apply for my son next week im naturalised british citizen and my wife is on dependent visa
i want to know few things
1.which form do we need to fill up (from C2 or form OS)
2. struggling to get appointment online

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3.how to write covering letter:(
if you can please reply for the above things that wud b great help
many thanks
kumar

reddy009 · Post by **reddy009** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 5:10 pm

Hi

Just to update if anyone interested

we submitted our baby passport application form in VFS Bangalore on 19th of Nov, we have been told that it will take 4-6 weeks.
Money debited from my account on 24th of Nov.

kumar1980 · Post by **kumar1980** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 6:53 pm

reddy009 wrote:Hi

Just to update if anyone interested

we submitted our baby passport application form in VFS Bangalore on 19th of Nov, we have been told that it will take 4-6 weeks.
Money debited from my account on 24th of Nov.

Hello reddy hows going?
thanks for your update and i'm thinking to apply next week bit worried about the process
if you dont mind can you share your contact details please
need some more advice

kumar

shakil.saif79 · Post by **shakil.saif79** » Sun Dec 07, 2014 1:51 pm

Has anyone successfully been able to apply and recieved first British child passport born overseas. if yes, please can you narate procedure you followed and your experiences?

shakil.saif79 · Post by **shakil.saif79** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 10:19 am

hello is anyone have any update>?

shakil.saif79 · Post by **shakil.saif79** » Fri Dec 12, 2014 1:48 am

Hello,

Just wondering has anyone successfully been able to apply for British passport for his/her child overseas. if yes, please share your experience and timeline. Also please advise any advice, supporting documents or anything you think is useful?

Thanks Shakil

reddy009 · Post by **reddy009** » Fri Dec 12, 2014 9:21 am

Its been 3 weeks since we applied, no updates yet.

bumblebee123 · Post by **bumblebee123** » Fri Dec 12, 2014 9:50 pm

We're waiting from 3 months.....

shakil.saif79 · Post by **shakil.saif79** » Fri Dec 12, 2014 10:28 pm

Many thanks reddy and bumblebee for sharing timeline. Please accept my best wishes for your applications. please keep us updated if there is any news.

Can you please briefly describe the procedure, your experience and list of documents you have submitted. i am also struggling to find an appropriate counter signatory. Who shall i approach that is acceptable by HMPO?

bumblebee123 · Post by **bumblebee123** » Fri Dec 12, 2014 10:33 pm

Look at my November 30 post above

bumblebee123 · Post by **bumblebee123** » Sat Dec 13, 2014 2:52 pm

We're really going mad now. It's 3 months.....waiting and waiting and waiting.......... Don't know what to do.

reddy009 · Post by **reddy009** » Sat Dec 13, 2014 3:25 pm

bumblebee123 wrote:We're really going mad now. It's 3 months.....waiting and waiting and waiting.......... Don't know what to do.

Have you got barcode reference no?

bumblebee123 · Post by **bumblebee123** » Sat Dec 13, 2014 3:35 pm

reddy009 · Post by **reddy009** » Sat Dec 13, 2014 6:09 pm

bumblebee123 wrote:No

I have been told that we can track the status of our application if we have barcode reference. I am going to write a letter to LIverpool office for barcode ref.

bumblebee123 · Post by **bumblebee123** » Wed Dec 17, 2014 7:21 pm

3.25 months have passed by now...... Waiting for our sons passport..............

reddy009 · Post by **reddy009** » Wed Dec 17, 2014 7:33 pm

bumblebee123 wrote:3.25 months have passed by now...... Waiting for our sons passport..............

Its been four weeks. I have sent a letter to Liverpool office on Monday for the barcode ref or status of our application.

bumblebee123 · Post by **bumblebee123** » Wed Dec 17, 2014 9:16 pm

We've lost Faith now that we'd get our sons passport by end of December. Very unfortunate....

bumblebee123 · Post by **bumblebee123** » Sun Dec 21, 2014 1:46 pm

The latest update I've is: security checks are being made.......

I've no idea for how many months this would continue.

reddy009 · Post by **reddy009** » Sun Dec 21, 2014 5:21 pm

bumblebee123 wrote:The latest update I've is: security checks are being made.......

I've no idea for how many months this would continue.

How did you find the status?

bumblebee123 · Post by **bumblebee123** » Sun Dec 21, 2014 6:18 pm

With the help of my mp I came to know my applications reference number and with it I've called passport help line for status

shakil.saif79 · Post by **shakil.saif79** » Sun Dec 21, 2014 7:44 pm

Re: Applying for British passport for baby born in India to
Postby shakil.saif79 » Fri Dec 12, 2014 1:48 am

Hello,

Just wondering has anyone successfully been able to apply for British passport for his/her child overseas. if yes, please share your experience and timeline. Also please advise any advice, supporting documents or anything you think is useful?

Thanks Shakil

reddy009 · Post by **reddy009** » Mon Dec 22, 2014 8:36 pm

bumblebee123 wrote:With the help of my mp I came to know my applications reference number and with it I've called passport help line for status

Thank you, i am trying to contact Liverpool office,

bumblebee123 · Post by **bumblebee123** » Mon Dec 22, 2014 8:57 pm

What did they say to you?

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