Gillymonkey

HI,

We are guessing Baby2 will be around 7 weeks old when we arrive back in the UK so obviously it is a priority to get him registered with a doctor/health visitor asap so we can keep up with vaccine schedules and in case of any concerns.

We won't have time to get his British passport of UK consular birth certificate before we fly (thanks to everything being centralized), so he will arrive in the UK on his American passport and birth cert. Will this be ok for registering with the NHS? Obviously we can show our documents, my husbands new employment contract etc.

Thanks!

BritInParis

Depends on how diligent your GP surgery is on immigration matters. I would lodge an application as soon as you return so if there are any issues then you can always apply to register once you have it. HMPO offers a one week Fast Track service for first-time child applicants.

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

Gillymonkey

Do you think the consular birth cert would help? I've been looking and I think I could just get it sent to my parents rather than the US. I'm going to get multiple copies of babies US long form birth cert I'm just scared in case they ask for any of our docs as we may need them for other things.

37100

I'd get one. If you intend living in the UK it will give baby a stand along document that proves baby is a Brit.

BritInParis

Ditto.

Gillymonkey

We were always going to get the consular birth cert (our other son has one) I am just wondering if it is worth rushing to do this before we leave the US , using my parents address as the postal address.

BritInParis

As the service standard is five days (although more like two weeks) I would have it sent to you in the US. That way you can show it at the UK border if requested. This is presuming that you will have your mail redirected to the UK in case it doesn't reach you in time.

Gillymonkey

Hmm, I am just scared of sending something like that via the post. What I may do is get it sent to my Mum's house and get her to FedEx it to me if it arrives before we've left our apartment.

It's all logistics!

BritInParis

That might be a better idea for peace of mind. Good luck with the baby and the move