Applying for a UK passport for my Canadian-born daughter
Apr 6th 2018, 11:26 pm
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Applying for a UK passport for my Canadian-born daughter
*Apologies admin in advance if I have this in the wrong forum...it's not really immigration/visa related but feel free to move it if I should have posted there (or elsewhere)*
I moved to Toronto six years ago having previously been born and having lived in the UK (Kent) all my life. During these six years I met and married a Canadian and got my PR a couple of years back. We just had our first daughter and have applied for her Canadian passport, however, we'd also like her to have a UK passport and dual nationality.
We've completed all the forms etc but the UK passport office seems to be asking for original copies of my passport, our marriage certificate, and our daughter's full birth certificate in order to process. I have to travel a fair bit with work so sending my passport to the UK to be processed for a length of time is a bit of a non-starter...just wondered if anyone else had any experience of this or potential alternative solutions?
I moved to Toronto six years ago having previously been born and having lived in the UK (Kent) all my life. During these six years I met and married a Canadian and got my PR a couple of years back. We just had our first daughter and have applied for her Canadian passport, however, we'd also like her to have a UK passport and dual nationality.
We've completed all the forms etc but the UK passport office seems to be asking for original copies of my passport, our marriage certificate, and our daughter's full birth certificate in order to process. I have to travel a fair bit with work so sending my passport to the UK to be processed for a length of time is a bit of a non-starter...just wondered if anyone else had any experience of this or potential alternative solutions?
Apr 6th 2018, 11:32 pm
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Re: Applying for a UK passport for my Canadian-born daughter
*Apologies admin in advance if I have this in the wrong forum...it's not really immigration/visa related but feel free to move it if I should have posted there (or elsewhere)*
I moved to Toronto six years ago having previously been born and having lived in the UK (Kent) all my life. During these six years I met and married a Canadian and got my PR a couple of years back. We just had our first daughter and have applied for her Canadian passport, however, we'd also like her to have a UK passport and dual nationality.
We've completed all the forms etc but the UK passport office seems to be asking for original copies of my passport, our marriage certificate, and our daughter's full birth certificate in order to process. I have to travel a fair bit with work so sending my passport to the UK to be processed for a length of time is a bit of a non-starter...just wondered if anyone else had any experience of this or potential alternative solutions?
I moved to Toronto six years ago having previously been born and having lived in the UK (Kent) all my life. During these six years I met and married a Canadian and got my PR a couple of years back. We just had our first daughter and have applied for her Canadian passport, however, we'd also like her to have a UK passport and dual nationality.
We've completed all the forms etc but the UK passport office seems to be asking for original copies of my passport, our marriage certificate, and our daughter's full birth certificate in order to process. I have to travel a fair bit with work so sending my passport to the UK to be processed for a length of time is a bit of a non-starter...just wondered if anyone else had any experience of this or potential alternative solutions?
Apr 6th 2018, 11:42 pm
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Re: Applying for a UK passport for my Canadian-born daughter
They're not asking for your passport. They're asking for a copy of your passport. A certified (notarised) copy of your passport, marriage certificate and your daughter's birth certificate. You make a photocopy (colour if possible), take it to a person able to certify (there should be a list, but usually it's a doctor, lawyer, JP, etc), and send the copies with the application.
Ah - that would certainly make life easier! Sorry, probably a dumb question, just haven't been in this situation before so thought I'd seek the guidance of those who might
Thanks!
Apr 6th 2018, 11:44 pm
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Re: Applying for a UK passport for my Canadian-born daughter
*Apologies admin in advance if I have this in the wrong forum...it's not really immigration/visa related but feel free to move it if I should have posted there (or elsewhere)*
I moved to Toronto six years ago having previously been born and having lived in the UK (Kent) all my life. During these six years I met and married a Canadian and got my PR a couple of years back. We just had our first daughter and have applied for her Canadian passport, however, we'd also like her to have a UK passport and dual nationality.
We've completed all the forms etc but the UK passport office seems to be asking for original copies of my passport, our marriage certificate, and our daughter's full birth certificate in order to process. I have to travel a fair bit with work so sending my passport to the UK to be processed for a length of time is a bit of a non-starter...just wondered if anyone else had any experience of this or potential alternative solutions?
I moved to Toronto six years ago having previously been born and having lived in the UK (Kent) all my life. During these six years I met and married a Canadian and got my PR a couple of years back. We just had our first daughter and have applied for her Canadian passport, however, we'd also like her to have a UK passport and dual nationality.
We've completed all the forms etc but the UK passport office seems to be asking for original copies of my passport, our marriage certificate, and our daughter's full birth certificate in order to process. I have to travel a fair bit with work so sending my passport to the UK to be processed for a length of time is a bit of a non-starter...just wondered if anyone else had any experience of this or potential alternative solutions?
Same goes with the birth certificate which is on legal size paper and I believe either yours or your wife's signature is on it and you probably never paid for it and just got the paper credit card size version most people keep.
I mistakenly sent what I thought were the correct documents, got an email within a week letting me know what I'd done wrong, I ordered the correct ones from the provincial records office in Thunder Bay, and once I got those back posted it all to the Durham passport office and about a week or so later after they had received them the passports arrived in Ottawa via Durham, Heathrow, Cincinnatti, Montreal, Ottawa.
Canadian people I spoke to about weren't aware of these 'official' birth certficate and wedding certificate documents.
I did send my original of my birth certficate, made copies etc and took photos of it and paid a bit extra for insurance on the package. Somewhere, in the depths of the archives system in the UK, I'm sure they could give me a duplicate copy of a 50 odd year old document with my father's signature and occupation but not my mothers.
Apr 9th 2018, 9:42 am
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Re: Applying for a UK passport for my Canadian-born daughter
Now...will it be a red or blue one your daughter gets!
Apr 9th 2018, 2:21 pm
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