New Baby/ passport
Oct 6th 2020, 11:19 am
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Re: New Baby/ passport
This is to get British birth certificates, which you don't need for a passport. They can be handy if, many years down the line, you/your child(ren) lose the UAE birth certificates and don't live here any more. It also means the births will be recorded in the UK Index of Births, so helping future genealogists eager to trace their descent from Sir Millhouse.
Oct 6th 2020, 11:21 am
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Re: New Baby/ passport
My view on these things is that will be their problem. A bit like their inability to automatically pass on the citizenship.
That said, I did start to think how useless a use birth certificate will be in the U.K.
Oct 6th 2020, 11:32 am
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Re: New Baby/ passport
That’s pretty much the primary motivation.
Oct 15th 2020, 12:42 pm
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Re: New Baby/ passport
They just got in touch to say that I'm missing some documents... apparently I only sent my short-form birth certificate. Interestingly I've never seen a long-form one and this is exactly the same document I sent only 18months ago. Seems that John Millhouse Smith is not a common enough English name and needs more due diligence.
50 quid lighter and hopefully a long-form will be sent to them from the GRO. I wish my kids good luck and all the best when they incur such a problem in the future.
50 quid lighter and hopefully a long-form will be sent to them from the GRO. I wish my kids good luck and all the best when they incur such a problem in the future.
Oct 15th 2020, 1:42 pm
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Re: New Baby/ passport
Short form certificates should never be accepted for passport applications - they’re effectively useless. I’m very surprised it was accepted previously. Is Mrs Millhouse UK-born? If so did you provide her birth certificate last time?
Oct 15th 2020, 2:59 pm
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nope. Mrs millhouse is not British. I guess I got lucky last time. Defo same docs.
Oct 15th 2020, 4:30 pm
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Oct 21st 2020, 10:21 am
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Re: New Baby/ passport
When going throught the process for myself and the kids, I sent certified copies of the passports and a letter pointing out that residents need to be able to produce a passport at short notice if required by the authorities and that they are needed in case a short notice evacuation was required. No complaints came from the home office.
I think registering the birth abroad may be handy for the child if they need to get a birth certificate in the future. Getting a UK document may be much easier than than getting one from the UAE authorities.
I think registering the birth abroad may be handy for the child if they need to get a birth certificate in the future. Getting a UK document may be much easier than than getting one from the UAE authorities.
