How to get my child a british passport

Get a passport for your child: Apply for a first child passport

If your child has never had a British passport you must apply for a first child passport.

Your child must have British nationality to be eligible for a British passport.

Apply online

To apply online you’ll need:

a digital photo of your child (or a device that takes digital photos)
supporting documents
a credit or debit card

It costs £49.

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Apply and pay for the passport online.

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Ask someone to confirm your child’s identity

After you’ve paid and submitted the application, you’ll need to ask someone to confirm your child’s identity.

Let the person know that they’ll receive an email from HM Passport Office telling them what to do. They’ll confirm your child’s identity online - they do not need to sign a printed photo.

Find out who can confirm your child’s identity and what they need to do.

Apply by post

You can apply by post by either:

getting a paper form from a Post Office that offers the Passport Check and Send service
contacting the Passport Adviceline to get a form posted to you

Fill in sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 9 of the form. Your child needs to sign section 6 if they’re 12 or over. You need to get someone else, known as your ‘countersignatory’, to fill in section 10 and certify your child’s photo.

Read the booklet that comes with the form if you need help with your application.

To send in your application, you can either:

post your form, photos and documents using the pre-printed envelope that comes with the form
take your form, photos and documents to the Post Office if you want to use the Passport Check and Send service

Signing the application

Someone with parental responsibility must sign the form.

If your child is 12 to 15 they need to sign the form too.

Supporting documents

You must send original documents or official copies of certificates. Photocopies are not accepted, even ‘certified copies’.

If your documents are not in English or Welsh, you’ll need to send certified translations as well as the originals.

You cannot send laminated documents.

If the name on the passport does not match what’s on the birth certificate

You must send:

a signed and dated letter from everyone with parental responsibility confirming the name change and that they agree to the child getting a new passport
a deed poll
at least one piece of evidence that shows the new name being used, for example NHS records, child benefits or school records

What documents to provide if you apply online

If you apply online, you’ll be told what documents you need to provide.

What documents to send if you apply by post

If you apply by post, you must send:

2 new photos of your child
the child’s full birth or adoption certificate (the one with parent’s details on it)
proof that your child has British nationality (for example a British registration certificate, parent’s passport details or parent’s birth certificates)
any valid passports from a different country belonging to the child
any court orders relating to the child (for example, that describe parental responsibility or residency arrangements)

Read the guidance notes to find out which documents you need to send.

Choose how you want your documents sent back

Your documents will be sent back to you by normal post, but you can pay an extra £5 to get them sent by secure delivery. Choose this service on your application if you want to use it.

Getting your passport

Your new passport will be sent to you by courier or Royal Mail. They’ll either:

post it through your letterbox
hand it to you if you’re home
leave a card or post you a letter saying how you can get it (it will not say the package is your passport)

You can track your passport application.

Get a passport for your child: Renew a child passport

You can apply to renew a child passport online or by post.

If your child’s passport has expired, you must renew it before they can travel.

Do not book travel until you have a valid passport - the new passport will not have the same number as the old one.

If your child’s name or other personal details have changed, you cannot renew their passport. You must apply for a new passport instead.

Renewing a passport before it expires

How much time your child needs left on their passport depends on the country they’re visiting. Check the entry requirements of the country they’re travelling to.

Time left on your child’s old passport will not be added to their new one.

If your child’s passport is burgundy or has ‘European Union’ on the cover, they can still use it as long as it has enough time left on it.

Supporting documents

To renew your child’s passport you’ll need:

your child’s old passport
any valid passports from a different country your child might have
any court orders relating to the child (for example, that describe parental responsibility or residency arrangements)

You’ll also need either digital or printed photos of your child.

Renew online

It costs £49. You can pay with a credit or debit card.

You’ll need:

a digital photo of your child (or a device that takes digital photos)
the supporting documents

Renew online

Ask someone to confirm your child’s identity

If your child is under 12, you’ll need to ask someone to confirm their identity after you’ve submitted the application.

Let the person know that they’ll receive an email from HM Passport Office telling them what to do. They’ll confirm your child’s identity online - they do not need to sign a printed photo.

Find out who can confirm your child’s identity and what they need to do.

Renew by post

It costs £58.50.

You need to fill in a paper application form. You can get a paper form by either:

going to a Post Office that has a Passport Check and Send service
calling the Passport Adviceline

Fill in sections 1, 2, 3, 4, and 9 of the form. Your child needs to sign section 6 if they’re 12 or over.

If your child is 11 or under or cannot be recognised from their old passport photo you’ll need to get someone else, known as a ‘countersignatory’, to fill in section 10 and certify your child’s photo.

Read the booklet that comes with the form if you need help with your application.

To send your application you can either:

post your form, photos and documents using the pre-printed envelope that comes with the form
take your form, photos and documents to the Post Office if you want to use the Passport Check and Send service

Signing the application

Someone with parental responsibility must sign the form.

If your child is 12 to 15 they need to sign the form too.

Countersigning the application

If your child is under 12, you’ll need to get their application and one of their photos countersigned.

If your child is 12 or over, you only need to do this if they cannot be recognised from the photo in their current passport.

Choose how you want your documents sent back

Your documents will be sent back to you by normal post, but you can pay an extra £5 to get them sent by secure delivery. Choose this service on your application if you want to use it.

Getting your passport

Your new passport will be sent to you by courier or Royal Mail. They’ll either:

post it through your letterbox
hand it to you if you’re home
leave a card or post you a letter saying how you can get it (it will not say the package is your passport)

You can track your passport application.

Apply for a British passport if the father of the child is a British citizen

Obtain British citizenship and a passport - such requests have been received frequently in recent years.

A common request example: the child's mother is a citizen of Russia or Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, China. The biological father of the child is a citizen of the United Kingdom. In this case, if the biological father is a British citizen, without much difficulty it is possible and necessary for the child to obtain a British passport and British citizenship.

How to get a UK passport for children if the father is a citizen of the United Kingdom.

You can apply for a passport in any country or city where the British Visa Application Center operates. The online application is filled out and sent through the state official website of the embassy and the Home Office UK immigration service (UK Home Office) - gov.uk. The application for a UK passport is not difficult. Yes, in some cases, in order to prove the relationship and the fact that the biological father of the child is a British citizen, you need to pass tests and DNA tests. It is easier if the British father of the child is registered in the birth certificate. It is also possible to obtain a British citizen passport outside the UK in your country of residence of the main citizenship or in the country of residence of relatives or mother. A citizen's passport is obtained at the UK visa center, where they submit documents and biometrics for a visa and a passport.

The main sources for issuing a UK citizen passport of England, Scotland, Wales and a citizen of Northern Ireland and the British Isles and British Overseas Territories: There are different types and categories of British passports for children and adults. The most common passports are UK Overseas Passports and Child Passports.

Applying for a passport from outside the UK. Applying for a passport from outside the UK https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/791959/6.4824_HMPO_Overseas_Guidance_Booklet_Applying_outside_the_uk.pdf

This guide is for UK applicants from certain countries applying for a passport from/outside the UK using the OC application form.

Don't book travel or visas until you have your passport. We are not responsible for travel you book prior to arrival. We do our best, but cannot guarantee the return of the passport within a certain time. Go to www.gov.uk/overseas-passports to find out how long it takes to process a passport. For some countries it may be longer, please see www.gov for instructions. UK / Overseas Passports

Applying for a passport from outside the UK. Supporting Documents: Applying for a passport from outside the UK Supporting Documents: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/564959/OS_Guidance_G3_10.16.pdf

First group of documents for a UK passport Group 1: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/564950/OS_Guidance_G1_10.16.pdf

UK Passport Group 2 Group 2: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/564956/OS_Guidance_G2_10. 16.pdf

Parents contact details for obtaining the child's first British passport. Complete this form if you are applying for a child's first passport and one or both parents reside in a country other than the child's country. Parents contact details_Parent’ contact details for a childs first British passport: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/455034/Parentscontactdetails.pdf

Posting Passports and Documents: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/496333/Posting_Passports_and_Documents_-_redaction_-_final__clean_.pdf

Applying for a passport outside Great Britain: How to fill out a passport application and provide a correct photo. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/applying-for-a-passport

Renew your passport online in 3 easy steps. Flyer explaining how to renew your adult passport online in a few easy steps Renew your passport online in 3 easy steps: You'll need a digital passport photo and your last UK passport https://assets. publishing.service.gov.uk/government/ uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/773440/renew-passport-online-assisted.pdf

Apply online for your first non-UK adult passport in just 3 easy steps. Applying for your first adult passport in 3 easy steps: Brochure explaining in easy steps how to apply online for your first passport if you are applying as an adult. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/773442/apply-online-first-adult-passport-assisted.pdf

Get a passport urgently British passport: https ://www.gov.uk/get-a-passport-urgently

Applying for a passport from outside the UK: Application form - Application form for British applicants outside the UK. Application form for British applicants outside the UK. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/462278/OS_Form_010.pdf

Applying for a passport from outside the UK - Payment Instruction Form - Authorization Form payment by credit / debit card for foreign passports, which must be printed and filled out. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/190989/OS_Payment__ Instruction_07.13.pdf

Additional passports _more than 1 passports: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/873183/Additional_Passports_v3__for_DAP_release__.pdf

3 Applications for a first overseas British passport for a child: https://www.passport.service.gov.uk/overseas/information/russia/first/child/russia

How long does it take to process a British passport

Coronavirus (COVID-19) - We are operating with fewer employees in line with public health guidelines. Your application will take longer to process than usual. You may need to attend an interview for a UK passport.

Applications will take longer if:

HM Passport Office needs to ask you for more information or documents
photos you sent are rejected

Do not book trips unless you have a valid passport. If you need to travel more urgently, you can apply for an emergency travel document.

UK passport fee

You will need to pay a passport and courier fee of £23.01. The courier service pays for the secure shipment of your passport to the UK Visa Application Center where you have submitted your application.

Passport type	Passport fee	Cost with courier payment
Children's passport	£65.50	£88.51

Complete the Credit or Debit Card Payment form for each passport you are applying for and submit it with your application. Your credit or debit card will be charged in GBP. You can use Mastercard, Visa, Electron, Diners Club and JCB.

How to apply

Download the application form.
Use the instructions on Applying for a Passport if you are outside the UK to help you complete the application form.
Attach 2 new identical photographs of you (or your child if this is a child passport application). Please follow the passport photo regulations or your application may be delayed.
Review the instructions to find out what supporting documents you must submit with your application. You must receive documents that are not in English, including address documents, fully translated by a professional translator.

Application Form - Applying for a British Passport Abroad

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Supporting Documents to be sent with your application

Warning supporting documents for the application.

Applying for a UK Passport

You must apply in person. If you are unable to do so, someone else may speak on your behalf. You must bring a photo ID with you. Bring original supporting documents and a color photocopy of each. The original documents will be returned to you.

You must make an appointment online to apply in person.

UK Passport Collection

Your passport will be delivered to the UK Visa Application Center where you submitted your application.

They will contact you - using the details provided on your application form - when your passport is ready for collection.

You must collect in person. If you are unable to do so, someone else may speak on your behalf.

You must bring a photo ID.

You must sign your new passport before you can use it.

Contact Passport Adviceline

Phone: +44 (0) 300 222 0000
Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 8:00 pm UK time,
Saturday, Sunday and bank holidays 9:00 am to 17:30 (UK time)

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Not everyone knows that if a child has a Russian mother and a British father, it is impossible for him to get a British visa. In order to leave Russia for the UK, the child must immediately obtain a British passport, since in this case the child has the right to automatically acquire British citizenship.

The situation is not simple. In order to get a passport, you need to deal with the list of documents, which is very confusing and not understandable to everyone. The registration procedure also requires special attention.

Therefore, it is better to draw up documents immediately with a specialist in order to avoid mistakes and not be left without a cherished document at all.

Our London Visa agency assists in obtaining such passports directly through the British Embassy in Russia. We consider each specific case and think over how to present the situation in the embassy in the most effective way, so that the applicant receives a document as a result. Ready-made passports of happy owners look like this.

We remind you!
From January 15, 2021, a negative test for coronavirus
- PCR test is required to enter the UK. It should be returned no earlier than 72 hours before the flight.
Children under 11 can enter the country without taking a PCR test.

Cases where a child can acquire UK citizenship

We must say that automatic citizenship for a child when one of the parents is an English citizen is the easiest option.

All others are considered more difficult. These include cases where:

one of the parents has acquired the right to citizenship in England or has permanent residence. In this case, the child has the right to citizenship when he reaches the age of majority.
the child lives the first 10 years of his life in England without leaving the country for more than 3 months. Has the right to citizenship without restrictions.
a person of British citizenship, or a foreign citizen, or a citizen under the protection of this state, legally resides for 5 years without leaving the country for more than 450 days, and during the last year for no more than 3 months. After this period, a citizen can safely apply for citizenship. There will be no restrictions.

And, for example, if a child is born in Britain from a couple in which neither of them has British citizenship, he does not have the right to acquire citizenship.

Obtaining a British passport for a child during a pandemic

As difficult as the situation in the world with international travel is now, if you have a good reason to go to Britain, you can do it. The borders are open. The same applies to obtaining British visas and passports.

But there are also difficulties. There are new details in the design. For example, it is more difficult to obtain a tourist visa. Since it is difficult to find the right explanation for the British, why, at this particular time of the covid, you decided to travel to Britain.

But the British are happy to issue student visas. Apparently, in their opinion, now is the best time for education.

And there are many such details: each type of visa has its own.