candy wy.

no but they will when she fills in the declaration......

candy wy.

maybe laughable but the truth....

PandG

I'm not angry - I'm thinking how insanely hilarious this is.

I've not laughed so much in ages.

Nobody yet has come up with a single sensible reason why a marriage certificate is relevant in obtaining a passport...do that, then I'll stop

PandG

...OK...so she fills in the declaration...how exactly does that change anything?

Are they going to go "Ohhh nooo, your daughter can't have a passport because the mother is still married to so and so" despite all the evidence that I am the father?

It just doesn't make sense. If they do that, then what? I'm all out of options for proving I'm the dad then, and a divorce after the fact isn't going to make any difference either.

candy wy.

so you lied on the passport application form.... mother has to list all marriages....

Ozzidoc

PandG.

Have you emailed the person from the PO to clarify which document is required or rather if a statement will suffice?

(Given the energy you have exuded in the above posts, I would be very surprised if you have not already obtained the relevant email address.)

PandG

I have an email...I have the document (declaration), and it requires a marriage certificate if she is still married.

candy wy.

maybe DNA is an option...
like I said earlier I understand that it doesn't make sense to you.. but under british law the father is presumed to be the husband... unfortunatly that is the law...

PandG

No, I wouldn't lie on a passport app, but bear in mind it's been over 12 weeks since I filled the bloody form out and sent it...I've been to sleep since then!

ian-mstm

So, you didn't write "I'm effing furious!"? How odd!


Since no one here is your servant and isn't obligated to help you figure out a "single sensible reason", it seems there's nothing more that any of us can do for you.

Ian

PandG

And under the law I am the husband too - albeit "common law"...if we split up, she'd still be entitled to half my stuff.

Can't have your cake and eat it.

candy wy.

I would get what they ask for then see what happens...nothing else you can do at this point..

candy wy.

not under british law which is what you are claiming citizenship on..

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/governme...es/dg_10026937

Ozzidoc

This.

Sue

The last few pages have really gone off at a tangent, so in order to keep the thread on topic (that being about the delays) I'm moved 3 pages of posts into a new thread.