Section 4 of UK British Passport Application

[Niza_carson]

Dear all,

I have my citizenship ceremony on Thursday, the 28th of January 2016, and after the ceremony (same day) I am thinking of also applying for my first British Passport using the post office check and send service.

I am currently having a problem filling in section 4 of the application form. One problem is parent's details; my biological father is not entirely known to me as he and my mother were not married and he died shortly after my birth. My mother does not remember his date and place of birth. I am wondering if parent's details are really necessary for a naturalised individual (The form says to fill in section 4 if applying for first British passport).

Secondly, how important are the grandparents details. Since I do not know my biological father, I also do not know his parents. And I also do not know my maternal grandfather as he died when I was only a baby. I do not want to add information I am uncertain about just so I do not struggle to answer some questions at the interview stage.


Do I write a letter explaining why I can not give these details, or do I just leave it blank? I have read a few posts on here about section 4 and it is a mixed response of leaving blank or filling in.

Any help would be very welcomed. Thank you.

[noajthan]

Dear all,

I have my citizenship ceremony on Thursday, the 28th of January 2016, and after the ceremony (same day) I am thinking of also applying for my first British Passport using the post office check and send service.

I am currently having a problem filling in section 4 of the application form.
...

Do I write a letter explaining why I can not give these details, or do I just leave it blank? I have read a few posts on here about section 4 and it is a mixed response of leaving blank or filling in.

Any help would be very welcomed. Thank you.

Grandparents details are not required for naturalisation cases.
you can answer NOT REQUIRED or UNKNOWN.

Probably not necessary, but you could add a brief note if you wish to confirm why you replied in that way; (I did that too, in my family's case).

[cs95tdg]

Leave the fields for grandparents details blank as they are not required when applying for your first passport after naturalising. See page 13 of the passport form guidance.
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... ssport.pdf
For fathers details, just state unknown.

[Niza_carson]

Thank you all so much for your help!

[Niza_carson]

I am sorry for bothering anyone with this...but I only just realised the previous responses says grandparents details are not required so I should fill in the box as unknown. However, how about father's details. Do I also do the same as I also do not have this information? Has anyone seen elsewhere an applicant who left a parent's details blank and still had their British Passport with no complications?

Many thanks.

[cs95tdg]

However, how about father's details. Do I also do the same as I also do not have this information?

For fathers details, just state unknown.