Applying British Passport for child born outside UK (India)

[ladcameo]

Hi All,

I have a newborn kid, for whom I am planning to apply for British passport from India. I have got British passport and I am also planning to apply for dependant visa for my wife, and we 3 would like to travel along.

Can you please help me confirm the list of supporting documents for this application. From the gov.uk page, I understand it is as below.

• Father's British Passport

• Mother's Indian Passport

• Mother's Indian ID Proof (Aadhar or Similar)

• Our Marriage Certificate

• Child's birth certificate

• Father's Naturalisation Certificate ?

• Countersignature (I saw on this forum that it can be digitally signed !)

Also, may I know the current timelines to process the application. I tried looking in the timelines thread, but couldn't find any case matching my requirement in 2025, hence requesting.

Thanks for your support.

[contorted_svy]

If those are the documents the system advises to send in your case, send that. Yes, countersignatory can confirm identity online. Passports are processed in 3 weeks in the U but applications for first passports from south Asia are known to take up to six months or even a year.

[ladcameo]

Hi All,

Have successfully submitted the application for first child passport recently at Hyderabad. Sharing the list of documents I have been asked, for others benefit.

Please note that VFS India is asking Colour photocopies of all originals, they are NOT accepting B/W photocopies.

• My British Passport all pages

• My Naturalisation Certificate

• My OCI Card - All Pages

• Mine and Wife's Aaadhar Cards

• Marriage Certificate

• Kid's Birth Certificate

• Wife's Indian Passport - All Pages

• Wife's Birth Certificate

• Wife's SSC Marks Memo or Graduation Marks Memo

• Post delivery discharge summary

• Mother's Antenatal Record

• All medical reports pre and post delivery

• Kid's vaccination schedule

• 3 Address Proofs on yours and wife's name, on the address submitted in the application - I have submitted both our Bank statement, Aadhar and Wife's passport address page.

• Family photos - Not mandatory, but beneficial

• Countersignatory's British Passport Photo page

They have taken a payment details over payment memo page for a sum of c£100.