sloth123 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 03, 2021 11:13 am yea i just checked you cant do yourself it does have to be through the vfs global company

Passport application is done via VFS. I feel it's really important to point out (due to misinformation I regularly see being spread) it makes no difference if you are legally married. You'll have to provide a copy of your birth certificate, your son's birth certificates (the hospital issued one and the government one), all medical records from the pregnancy and birth, photos of you, the mother and the kid together (they don't want or accept photos of you and the mother prior to the birth, they want photos of all three of you), your parents birth certificate, your wife's passport, her ID, her birth certificate (just the government one is fine), a cover letter, passport photos of the kid and a counter signatory. If you can't provide all of the requested docs, explain why in the cover letter, they are humans and will get in touch. The lady who called me (my wife didn't have a passport to include) was cool and said "you can't provide what you don't have" and talked me through everything. The relevant forms can be found online, I can dig them up for you if you're having trouble finding them. You fill them in, make an appointment with VFS, and hand in the form and all the aforementioned documentation. You also need to make sure all Khmer docs are translated by an approved translation company, and that the company stamps the translations.

When the UK passport office have processed your application and are satisfied with the docs, you will be called back to VFS to do a quick video interview with someone in England from the passport office. This interview is purely to make sure that you are you. They don't ask personal questions about your relationship with the child's mother, they don't ask you to bring proof of anything, they just ask you about your past (where you lived as a child, where you went to school etc) to make sure it matches their records. They also asked a bit about the kid to make sure the info I gave matched the medical records we sent. At the end of the interview they will tell you that they are approving the passport and that you'll get it within a couple of weeks (when it arrives you go back to VFS to collect it)."

Additionally, this is the official table of supporting docs: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u ... _10.16.pdf
And these are the official instructions:https://www.passport.service.gov.uk/ov ... d/cambodia
And this is the actual application form:https://assets.publishing.service.gov. ... rm_010.pdf

armchairlawyer wrote: ↑Fri Sep 03, 2021 10:47 am The checklist that VFS currently uses includes the following:
Colour copies of every page of mother and father passports (n.b. they will check that mother and father were in the same country at the time of conception)
House lease showing names of mother and father +CC+translation
Photos of the happy couple together before, during and after the pregnancy, all dated.
UK birth certificate of father + CC
Khmer birth certificate of mother +CC +translation
Khmer birth certificate of child +CC+translation
N.B. If any names do not exactly correlate (including spacings) you will need to get that corrected.

Not listed on the checklist but also needed:
Acknowledgement of birth issued by clinic/hospital, signed by the direcror +CC+translation
Clinic obstetric and paediatric reports, ultrasounds, receipts for payments +CC (you can let them have the originals but you may not get them back)

For the paper application you need a countersignatuire by a UK passport holder who is on the approved list of occupations and who has known the father for at least 2 years.
The photo must be of the correct dimensions and the face must be the correct size within the overall photo.
There is a list of PP-based translators but you don't have to use one of them, the translations must be done professionally and be stamped.
A card payment authorisation form needs to be signed, the amount is £88.51.

You send an email to VFS to set up an appointment. Take a friend as you cannot take your phone into VFS.
VFS will check all the docs and give you back your passports and original certificates etc.

That all gets sent off to the UK. They will charge the card and then there will be a wait of 10 weeks (subject to Covid extras).
You will likely get an email asking for further docs at some stage, check your spam box because if you don't reply within the specified time your application will be cancelled. They also may phone you.
You will likely be called for an interview in which you have a chat with a scouser at the passport office. That will be low key unless they have reason to be suspicious.
When the passport arrives, take mother or father passport to identify yourself for collection.

EnglishPassport wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2024 1:32 am

armchairlawyer wrote: ↑Fri Sep 03, 2021 10:47 am The checklist that VFS currently uses includes the following:
Colour copies of every page of mother and father passports (n.b. they will check that mother and father were in the same country at the time of conception)
House lease showing names of mother and father +CC+translation
Photos of the happy couple together before, during and after the pregnancy, all dated.
UK birth certificate of father + CC
Khmer birth certificate of mother +CC +translation
Khmer birth certificate of child +CC+translation
N.B. If any names do not exactly correlate (including spacings) you will need to get that corrected.

Not listed on the checklist but also needed:
Acknowledgement of birth issued by clinic/hospital, signed by the direcror +CC+translation
Clinic obstetric and paediatric reports, ultrasounds, receipts for payments +CC (you can let them have the originals but you may not get them back)

For the paper application you need a countersignatuire by a UK passport holder who is on the approved list of occupations and who has known the father for at least 2 years.
The photo must be of the correct dimensions and the face must be the correct size within the overall photo.
There is a list of PP-based translators but you don't have to use one of them, the translations must be done professionally and be stamped.
A card payment authorisation form needs to be signed, the amount is £88.51.

You send an email to VFS to set up an appointment. Take a friend as you cannot take your phone into VFS.
VFS will check all the docs and give you back your passports and original certificates etc.

That all gets sent off to the UK. They will charge the card and then there will be a wait of 10 weeks (subject to Covid extras).
You will likely get an email asking for further docs at some stage, check your spam box because if you don't reply within the specified time your application will be cancelled. They also may phone you.
You will likely be called for an interview in which you have a chat with a scouser at the passport office. That will be low key unless they have reason to be suspicious.
When the passport arrives, take mother or father passport to identify yourself for collection.

Hi there can you contact me on my telegram. I saw your post about getting British passport for a child. My baby’s daddy and I both not having a clue who to hire for translation and all that. My number +8558510307
If you are able to help I will be sure to send a gift your way many thanks

EnglishPassport wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2024 1:32 am

armchairlawyer wrote: ↑Fri Sep 03, 2021 10:47 am The checklist that VFS currently uses includes the following:
Colour copies of every page of mother and father passports (n.b. they will check that mother and father were in the same country at the time of conception)
House lease showing names of mother and father +CC+translation
Photos of the happy couple together before, during and after the pregnancy, all dated.
UK birth certificate of father + CC
Khmer birth certificate of mother +CC +translation
Khmer birth certificate of child +CC+translation
N.B. If any names do not exactly correlate (including spacings) you will need to get that corrected.

Not listed on the checklist but also needed:
Acknowledgement of birth issued by clinic/hospital, signed by the direcror +CC+translation
Clinic obstetric and paediatric reports, ultrasounds, receipts for payments +CC (you can let them have the originals but you may not get them back)

For the paper application you need a countersignatuire by a UK passport holder who is on the approved list of occupations and who has known the father for at least 2 years.
The photo must be of the correct dimensions and the face must be the correct size within the overall photo.
There is a list of PP-based translators but you don't have to use one of them, the translations must be done professionally and be stamped.
A card payment authorisation form needs to be signed, the amount is £88.51.

You send an email to VFS to set up an appointment. Take a friend as you cannot take your phone into VFS.
VFS will check all the docs and give you back your passports and original certificates etc.

That all gets sent off to the UK. They will charge the card and then there will be a wait of 10 weeks (subject to Covid extras).
You will likely get an email asking for further docs at some stage, check your spam box because if you don't reply within the specified time your application will be cancelled. They also may phone you.
You will likely be called for an interview in which you have a chat with a scouser at the passport office. That will be low key unless they have reason to be suspicious.
When the passport arrives, take mother or father passport to identify yourself for collection.

Hi there can you contact me on my telegram. I saw your post about getting British passport for a child. My baby’s daddy and I both not having a clue who to hire for translation and all that. My number +8558510307
If you are able to help I will be sure to send a gift your way many thanks