GOV.UK Online Application For United Kingdom Child Passport London

Name of the Organization : Her Majesty’s Passport Office
Type of Facility : Apply Online UK Passport For Child
Location : London
Country : United Kingdom

Website : https://www.gov.uk/browse/abroad/passports

Related : Online Application For First Adult United Kingdom Passport London : www.statusin.org/588.html

Apply passport for your child :

1. When you can apply :
Children under 16 years old

Costs £46 to get a child passport online

You can usually apply for a passport for your child if :
they’re under 16
you legally have ‘parental responsibility’ for them

You automatically have parental responsibility if you :
** are the child’s mother
** are the child’s father and are married to the child’s mother
** were married to the child’s mother when the child was born (or, in Scotland, when the mother became pregnant)
** have adopted the child (alone, or jointly)

Read more information about parental responsibility if your situation is more complex or you jointly registered the birth of your child.

Costs :
It costs by post, or £54.75 using the Post Office Passport Check and Send service.

Children nearly or over 16 years old :
Your child must apply for a 10-year adult passport if they’ll be 16 within the next few weeks or they’re already over 16. They can apply without getting parental consent.

2. Your child’s first passport :
To get a child passport, your child must be under 16 and one of the following :
** a British citizen
** a British overseas territories citizen
** a British overseas citizen

You can get more information on eligibility for a British passport.

If your child is eligible, apply online or get an application form.

It takes 3 weeks to get your child’s first passport – use a different service if you need the passport more urgently. Don’t book travel until you have a valid passport.

Documents you must send :
You must send supporting documents with your application form that prove :
** your child’s identity
** they’re eligible for a British passport

You must send original documents – photocopies won’t be accepted.

The documents you must send depend on your child’s circumstances – check the guidance notes for the passport application form.

How your documents will be sent back :
Your documents will be sent back through the normal post.

You can pay an extra £3 to get your supporting documents sent back to you via secure delivery when your application has been processed.

Choose this service on your application if you want to use it.

3. Renewing or replacing your child’s passport :
If your child is under 16, you can renew or replace a damaged passport up to 9 months before the current one runs out.

Up to 9 months of the time left on the passport will be added to the new one.

You must use the standard application process to renew or replace your child’s passport.

Changing a child’s name on a passport :
Contact the Passport Adviceline if you want to change the name in your child’s passport.

4. Apply For Passport :
Apply Online : https://www.gov.uk/get-a-child-passp…for-a-passport

5. Adopted children :
You send specific documents if you’re applying for a passport for a child you’ve adopted.

You must send original documents – photocopies or certified documents will be rejected.

If your child was adopted in the UK :
Your child can get a British passport if either adoptive parent is British and was usually living in the UK (‘habitually resident’) when the child was adopted.

You must send your child’s adoption certificate showing the British parent’s details.

You must also send 1 of the following :
** the British passport details for either parent
** UK birth certificate for either parent
** Home Office certificate of registration or naturalisation for either parent
** the passport that was valid at the time of the child’s birth for either parent

If your child was adopted overseas :
Adopted before 1 June 2003

Your child doesn’t automatically qualify for a British passport – even if one of the parents is a British citizen.

Depending on the country the adoption took place in, the adoption may be recognised for parental responsibility purposes, but not for nationality purposes. Contact the Passport Adviceline for help before you apply.

6. Foster children and children in care :
You must contact the Passport Adviceline if you want a passport for a child who’s in care. This includes a child you’re fostering.

7. Children born through assisted reproduction
There are special rules about your child’s nationality if they were born through assisted reproduction.

You will need to provide proof :
** that your child has a claim to British nationality
** that you have the parental responsibility to apply for a passport on their behalf
** of the identity of you and your child

Get help :
Contact the Passport Adviceline if you need help or your circumstances are more complicated.

Help desk :

Passport Adviceline :
Telephone : 0300 222 0000
Textphone : 18001 0300 222 0222

You can also send enquiries by post :
Her Majesty’s Passport Office
Globe House
89 Eccleston Square
London
SW1V 1PN