Does anyone know whether there any way at all to not send my current passport (through a solicitor certification or something like that) when i am applying for the british passport for the first time?

Hi everyone, I have my ceremony booked and will apply for the passport soon after the ceremony. According to the website I cannot send a certified copy of my current passport (which I had done for my naturalisation application) with my passport application and need to send the original. I wanted to ...

Thank you.

I just would like to reconfirm this because the form clearly says `Passport of the British Citizen` - not citizenship certificate.

I would appreciate a reconfirmation. Thank you in advance.

Eligibility criteria: 5 years and 1 yr ILR plus 2 year old baby Section 3(1) Method of application: Postal Date of application: 11 October 2012 Received by UKBA: 12 October 2012 Date of debit of fees: 22 October 2012 Date of acceptance letter: 31 October 2012 Date of receipt of approval: 03 November...

Eligibility criteria: 5 years and 1 yr ILR plus 2 year old baby Section 3(1) Method of application: Postal Date of application: 11 October 2012 Received by UKBA: 12 October 2012 Date of debit of fees: 22 October 2012 Date of receipt of acknowledgement: TBD Date of receipt of approval: TBD Date of Ce...

Jambo wrote:Yes

Again, thank you very much.

Jambo wrote:Certified copy (NCS or solicitor) is accepted.

Thank you. Very much appreciated.

Do I need to send the following documents when applying for my baby: My wife's passport (or a certified copy of it) showing she has ILR Our marriage certificate Any other documents showing that my wife is settled here as well A response would be much appreciated, thank you. Yes. As your child is bo...

Where does it say you can send copies? "The documents we require for registration as a British citizen by a person under 18 Child registering as a British citizen This page provides details of the documents you will need to supply to us to support your application for registration as a British...

Could someone please confirm that you don't need to send your actual passport if you have a certified copy. I am confused by the advice here. Thank you.

Please help

Unfortunately, you need to send your passport with the ILR stamp. HO won't accept any photocopies, notorised even. Also, if your child is born before 2006, you need to submit your marriage certificate. I don't understand this. The form clearly says Certified Copies are enough. Why would I need to s...

I have a related question and would appreciate help: I have ILR for a year now with my 2 year old baby who received the ILR at the same time as me. I will apply for naturalisation and will do for him at the same time. Since he was born outside of the UK, I will apply under Section 3(1). His mother (...