Form c2 Notes
Form c2 Notes
Form c2 Notes
https://www.gov.uk/overseas-passports for information on what the current fees are, and what methods of payment are available. A separate postal/courier fee is payable.
Note 7 Photographs
Photo standards are very important. More applications are delayed because of incorrect photos than for any other reason. Please see the Identity and Passport Service Guidance for full details: https://www.gov.uk/photos-for-passports If the application needs to be countersigned, please ask your counter signatory to certify only one of your photographs. The second photograph must be left blank.
Note 8 Fee
Passport fees are not refundable. Please understand that if you submit a passport application and it is refused as you are either ineligible, or have not provided adequate supporting evidence, the passport fee will not be refunded. The fee you pay covers the costs of processing and assessing your application. You can find further information regarding eligibility for a British passport at http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/britishcitizenship/ The fee for applying for a United Kingdom passport is set in pounds sterling and payable at the time of applying. As foreign currencies vary against sterling, please check your countrys webpage:
PREVIOUS PASSPORT
When you apply for a new passport for the child you must surrender any previous British passport for cancellation. A new passport may not be post-dated to the date of expiry of a previous passport. However, up to 9 months unexpired validity from the existing passport may be added to the new document, giving a maximum validity of 5 years and 9 months.
FOREIGN DOCUMENTS
Any mandatory documents that are not in English should be translated by a recognised, professional translator, not a friend or relative. You may check your local Embassy to find a list of recognised translators. DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED WITH A FIRST TIME APPLICATION IF THE CHILD WAS BORN IN THE UNITED KINGDOM Passport Fee Two Identity and Passport Service standard photographs (1 countersigned) C2 form (countersigned) AND Child's original UK long version birth certificate Original Deed Poll/Statutory Declaration if the child's name has been changed since birth, together with 3 original forms of identification in the child's new name A photocopy of the parent's current ID (eg: driving licence, bank statement, student card, household bill) Copies of parents passports (in some countries where there is a high risk of fraud it may be necessary to submit your original passport. Please check the country page for specific requirements before submitting the application) https://www.gov.uk/overseas-passports/y Parents' original birth certificates Parents original marriage certificate if the child was born before 1 July 2006. If parents were not married and the child was born after this date the fathers name must be on the birth certificate. Parents Home Office certificates of registration or naturalisation, or evidence that at the time of the birth of the child at least one was a British Citizen or had indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom (if applicable)
certificate, and if the father only was a British Citizen at the time of the childs birth and not the mother and the child was born before 1 July 2006 the parents marriage certificate must be provided. If the child was born after 30 June 2006 the fathers details must appear on the childs birth certificate; Original Deed Poll/Statutory Declaration if the childs name has been changed since birth, together with 3 original forms of identification in the childs new name Copy of parents passports.
DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED WITH A PASSPORT RENEWAL Passport Fee Two Identity and Passport Service standard photographs (1 countersigned if child is under 12) C2 form (countersigned if child is under 12) Current passport
DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED WITH A PASSPORT APPLICATION FOR A LOST OR STOLEN PASSPORT C2 form (countersigned) Two Identity and Passport Service standard photographs (1 countersigned) Passport fee Police report for stolen passports LS01 form Photocopy of your childs current ID
DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED WITH A DAMAGED PASSPORT C2 form Two Identity and Passport Service standard photographs Passport fee Damaged passport Letter explaining how the passport became damaged
DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED WITH A FIRST TIME APPLICATION IF THE CHILD WAS BORN OUTSIDE THE UNITED KINGDOM Passport Fee Two Identity and Passport Service standard photographs (1 countersigned) C2 form (countersigned) AND The child's travel document (if applicable); The child's original registration certificate from the Home Office; OR The child's original consular birth certificate; OR The childs full foreign birth certificate and the mothers original UK long version birth certificate or original naturalisation/registration certificate; or the fathers original UK long version birth certificate or original naturalisation/registration
DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED FOR A PASSPORT RENEWAL FOR A BRITISH CITIZEN WITH A CONNECTION TO A BRITISH OVERSEAS TERRITORY Most British Overseas Territories citizens also became British citizens on 21 May 2002. References to birth or adoption IN the United Kingdom AFTER 31 December 1982 should be construed as meaning after 20 May 2002 when the birth or adoption occurred in a qualifying British Overseas Territory. For the documents required you
should follow the guidance in the preceding paragraphs. References to birth or adoption OUTSIDE the United Kingdom AFTER 31 December 1982 should be construed as meaning OUTSIDE a qualifying British Overseas Territory to a parent connected to a British Overseas Territory. For the documents required you should following the guidance in the preceding paragraphs. DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED FOR A FIRST TIME PASSPORT IF THE CHILD WAS ADOPTED IN THE UK C2 form Two Identity and Passport standard photographs (1 countersigned) Passport fee Original adoption certificates Original adoptive mothers long birth certificate if she was born in the United Kingdom or qualifying territory OR adoptive fathers long birth certificate if he was born in the United Kingdom or qualifying territory OR original documents to show that either of the adoptive parents was a British citizen if neither was born in the United Kingdom If the childs birth was before 1 July 2006 the parents original marriage certificate and evidence of termination of any previous marriages If neither parent is a British citizen original passports or other evidence that they had indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom.. If the father had indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom and the child was born before 1 July 2006 the parents original full marriage certificate and any evidence of termination of previous marriages.
The adoption has to be conducted under Hague Convention Protocols. Not all adoptions take place in countries that are signed up to the Hague Convention. In some cases adoptions may be recognised in the UK without conferring British nationality, while adoptions from other countries will not be recognised. The adoptive parent/ parents need to be habitually resident in the UK. This is a legal term. You may need to seek legal advice about whether you meet this qualification. If you are interested in adopting a child overseas, you should seek advice from a local authority on adoption or a voluntary adoption agency that is registered to work on intercountry adoption. DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED FOR FIRST TIME PASSPORT IF THE CHILD WAS ADOPTED OUTSIDE THE UK C2 form Two Identity and Passport standard photographs (1 countersigned) Passport fee Guidance on additional supporting documents that are required can be found at http://www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent /documents/residency/intercountryadoption. pdf
SURROGACY No matter what the genetic make-up of the child, UK law regards the woman who carries and bears the child as the legal mother. If she is married at the time she becomes pregnant, UK law will see her husband as the legal father. Again, this applies no matter what the genetic make-up of the child. Even if the surrogate mothers home country sees the commissioning parents as the legal parents and issues documentation to this effect, UK law may not view them as the legal parents. We can only issue British passports to applicants who are eligible to hold them under UK law. If the child does not have an automatic claim to British citizenship, and you have to apply for the child to be registered with UKBA you may be obliged to remain in the country for considerably longer than you would expect until the registration process is completed before you can apply for a British passport. In surrogacy cases you will be asked to produce extra documentation, including the surrogacy agreement and evidence that the surrogate mother is unmarried. These cases are complex, and although we aim to process the application in the same amount of time as other first time applications,
OVERSEAS ADOPTION On 1 June 2003 the UK implemented the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoptions. This usually had the effect of conferring British citizenship on a child adopted by a British citizen parent, after that date, in a country that had also implemented the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoptions. Adoption by a British national or nationals does not automatically mean that the adopted child will become a British citizen. There are several conditions that need to be met in order for an adopted child to be automatically eligible for British nationality;
in some countries, these cases can take up to six months. We strongly advise anyone who is considering entering into a surrogacy arrangement overseas to take expert legal advice with someone familiar with UK surrogacy laws before making any arrangements.
INTERPRETATIONS
# Prior to 1 July 2006 father, for the purposes of nationality and eligibility for passports, refers ONLY to the father of a legitimate child. ^ The mother of the child is the woman who gave birth to the child. * United Kingdom includes England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. The European Union (EU) provisions relating to the free movement of labour and the right of establishment do not apply to Channel Islanders and Manxmen unless they can show that they have a close connection with mainland United Kingdom through birth, descent, adoption, naturalisation, registration or residence. They may, therefore, be asked for information to determine whether such a connection exists. Where it does not, the passport will be endorsed to the effect that the holder is not entitled to benefit from EU provisions relating to the free movement of persons and services. European Union member states are Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Bulgaria and Romania. Qualifying Territories for the purposes of the British Nationality Act 1981 and the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 are Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territories, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, South Sandwich Islands and South Shetland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn (Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands), St Helena, Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha, Turks and Caicos Islands and British Virgin Islands.
If the child is both a British citizen and a British Overseas Territories citizen you should indicate in Section 7 which status is required on the details page of the passport. If you are applying for a passport describing the child as a British Overseas Territories citizen you should construe references to the United Kingdom* or a qualifying territory`, as pertaining to the territory from which the child derived their national status and references to British citizen as pertaining to British Overseas Territories citizen.
Immigration Status
From 1 January 1983 no endorsement about immigration status is applied to passports issued to British citizens as they are automatically exempt from United Kingdom immigration control. However, it will continue to be necessary to determine the immigration status under the Immigration Act 1971 of all applicants for passports. Passports issued to British Overseas citizens, British subjects or British protected persons will continue to be endorsed to show the holders immigration status under that Act.