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Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Sep 5th 2017, 2:06 pm
Replies: 2,187
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Posted By johno5175

Re: Delays in first passport for child born overseas

The 3 day application by whoever you spoke to sounds far fetched but mine was the same (from within China) not including interview and logisitcs time.

Is your name on the birth certificate? You...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Aug 16th 2017, 12:25 am
Replies: 2,187
Views: 720,003
Posted By johno5175

Re: Delays in first passport for child born overseas

Her bc is in both English and Chinese. Luckily the hospitals here in Foshan are pretty English speaking orientated in that sense. I was planning on doing what you said before but then they changed it...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Aug 15th 2017, 3:40 am
Replies: 2,187
Views: 720,003
Posted By johno5175

Re: Delays in first passport for child born overseas

If anyone is interested I just recieved my daughters first passport in China in less than 2 weeks as opposed to about 6. He was the timeline:

July 31st, interview at H.M visa application office...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Sep 9th 2014, 2:40 pm
Replies: 2,187
Views: 720,003
Posted By johno5175

Re: Delays in first passport for child born overseas

Lol still around, been on a farm we rented the last 5 weeks relaxing while work was quiet.
Got Carmens pp after 7 weeks. Fast as F. shot you an email before i went to the sticks but not sure if you...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Sep 9th 2014, 10:37 am
Replies: 2,187
Views: 720,003
Posted By johno5175

Re: Delays in first passport for child born overseas

Here in China interviews are conducted by the UK visa office. They have a member of staff who deals with UK passport applications and does the interviews. Should imagine same there in India now.
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Aug 30th 2014, 3:15 pm
Replies: 2,187
Views: 720,003
Posted By johno5175

Re: Delays in first passport for child born overseas

Well been outa the forum for a while but just received an email from the VAC in Guangzhou China that my daughters first passport has arrived and ready for collection on monday.

Interview in GZ...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jun 24th 2014, 11:04 am
Replies: 2,187
Views: 720,003
Posted By johno5175

Re: Delays in first passport for child born overseas

About time mate. Only 3 months roughly. gotta laugh at the good old British efficiency. Pathetic. The country and the service to those who put them in power is a farce.
The whole country needs a...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jun 18th 2014, 5:25 pm
Replies: 2,187
Views: 720,003
Posted By johno5175

Re: Delays in first passport for child born overseas

Well new HMPO regs state ETD's "will be" issued for those applying for child passports overseas.

you are good to go mate.
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jun 18th 2014, 4:58 pm
Replies: 2,187
Views: 720,003
Posted By johno5175

Re: Delays in first passport for child born overseas

i have had to use the FCO in a few situations living abroad. They are very professional and do their job to the T. Word of advice, always be polite but firm. Civil servants do what is written on the...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jun 18th 2014, 2:32 pm
Replies: 2,187
Views: 720,003
Posted By johno5175

Re: Delays in first passport for child born overseas

Ask the Consulate to send an email to HMPO where your docs are being held to verify your details and your sons right of citizenship. They can work wonders. I have used them before to get myself an...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jun 18th 2014, 1:33 pm
Replies: 2,187
Views: 720,003
Posted By johno5175

Re: Delays in first passport for child born overseas

That sucks. If you are planning on bringing him straight back to the UK rather than staying in nam then you can get him an ETD (emergency travel doc) from your local consulate there. That will get...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jun 18th 2014, 8:33 am
Replies: 2,187
Views: 720,003
Posted By johno5175

Re: Delays in first passport for child born overseas

Cool, when it arrives have a celebration drink on me. I got your email yesterday and replied last night. Have not received anything since. If you cant get it pushed through to my gmail (damn you...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jun 18th 2014, 7:01 am
Replies: 2,187
Views: 720,003
Posted By johno5175

Re: Delays in first passport for child born overseas

NIce 1 mate. Finally there. Well i worked for DHL a few years ago so if it was sent on the 18th then you should recieve it within about 7 working days give or take. Standard service should be 4 - 10...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jun 16th 2014, 5:12 am
Replies: 2,187
Views: 720,003
Posted By johno5175

Re: Delays in first passport for child born overseas

What? lol... Really? that is pretty messed up. Well good luck. Least you got through it. How long was your wait for the pp application?
What chinese name will you use? I am thinking of Un Yun or Sum...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jun 15th 2014, 10:42 am
Replies: 2,187
Views: 720,003
Posted By johno5175

Re: Delays in first passport for child born overseas

Understood. seems like what you said about each PSB has their own rules. They dont know their ass from their elbows. Seems Shanghai and BJ are the strictest. We got told one thing but then another in...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jun 15th 2014, 10:35 am
Replies: 2,187
Views: 720,003
Posted By johno5175

Re: Delays in first passport for child born overseas

ROFL... Yea dont blame you. When my little 1 was born we was told to register her at the local cop shop as a foreigner. We took her but without a passport we couldnt register her. they told us we...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jun 15th 2014, 6:06 am
Replies: 2,187
Views: 720,003
Posted By johno5175

Re: Delays in first passport for child born overseas

Nope mate. I did the same. No Chinese characters, no houko, still have the white slip of paper. Doesn't avoid the fact you will still have to renounce. Having no Chinese characters doesn't stop your...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jun 14th 2014, 2:22 pm
Replies: 2,187
Views: 720,003
Posted By johno5175

Re: Delays in first passport for child born overseas

Nationality by birth

Chinese nationality law operates mainly on the basis of jus sanguinis ("right of blood"). On 1 October 1949, most people of Chinese nationality acquired nationality of the...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jun 14th 2014, 2:15 pm
Replies: 2,187
Views: 720,003
Posted By johno5175

Re: Delays in first passport for child born overseas

You are wrong mate. He is Chinese by birth through his mother as he was born in China. Think you need to read up on the Chinese nationality law. Doesnt matter you never registered him. If 1 parent is...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jun 14th 2014, 2:02 pm
Replies: 2,187
Views: 720,003
Posted By johno5175

Re: Delays in first passport for child born overseas

They should just need to see his ETD then issue you an exit / entry book. Then they will ask you to renounce his Chinese citizenship.
An ETD is enough to do that. They have spare page for an exit...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jun 13th 2014, 1:23 pm
Replies: 2,187
Views: 720,003
Posted By johno5175

Re: Delays in first passport for child born overseas

Did you ask the embassy about the ETD? They are issuing them now for sure for noobs even without a prior pp
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jun 12th 2014, 3:59 pm
Replies: 2,187
Views: 720,003
Posted By johno5175

Re: Delays in first passport for child born overseas

Well before they couldn't/wouldn't but now they will issue them. but yep will have to wait a bit to see what happens. Best call your local Consulate. They will have been updated with all the relevant...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jun 12th 2014, 2:30 pm
Replies: 2,187
Views: 720,003
Posted By johno5175

Re: Delays in first passport for child born overseas

They said "given" rather than can buy if you want. Will have to see though. you know what they are like.
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jun 12th 2014, 1:49 pm
Replies: 2,187
Views: 720,003
Posted By johno5175

Re: Delays in first passport for child born overseas

Good news guys.... You can now get an ETD for your kid. Home office new ruling due to the clusterfk going on

BBC News - Fees cut as part of emergency passport backlog measures...
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