British passport for British citizen child born in India

[j-i-j-o]

1) youll need your passport original yes at the time of application

2) yes your wife can apply. You dont need to be there physically present.

[srinivas05]

1) youll need your passport original yes at the time of application

2) yes your wife can apply. You dont need to be there physically present.

Are you sure brother is there any alternative we have appointment booked for submitting application on Thursday but currently I'm in Glasgow and working full time. If I enclose all colour photo copies of my passport will that be ok?

Thanks for you reply

[srinivas05]

Hi I'm british citizen naturalized in aug 2013 and my wife is holding indian passport with ILR we are planning to apply for british passport for my second son born in india and I'm working working in uk.

Question
1. Do I need to show my original British passport in vfs at time of submitting application
2. Can my wife apply for british passport for my son or do i need to be there as well

Any valuable suggestions and advice will be much appreciated Thank you

[j-i-j-o]

1) youll need your passport original yes at the time of application

2) yes your wife can apply. You dont need to be there physically present.

Are you sure brother is there any alternative we have appointment booked for submitting application on Thursday but currently I'm in Glasgow and working full time. If I enclose all colour photo copies of my passport will that be ok?

Thanks for you reply

I told you my experience. I applied and had to take my wife's passport along. They litreally check each and every page you submit, they verify it with the originals. Why don't you post your passport to india so your wife can carry it with her when she's applying?

[tier_2_applicant]

Hello,

I have to appear for interview tomorrow for my son''s British passport.
Could you please tell me what type of questions will be asked.

Many thanks.

[vinny]

Interview questions for 1st child British Passport, India.

[srinivas05]

Hi All,

I'm british citizen naturalized in Aug 2013 and my wife is indian passport holder with ILR visa and we have been blessed with a baby boy in india and I'have applied for british passport for my son in india through VFS Hyderabad in december and yesterday recevied a mail saying to attend a interview in london

My question is my wife applied for my sons passport in india and they should call my wife and son for interview right? They asked me to attend interview in london? couple of people applied for british passport for they children in india but they wife's attended interview

In my case they called me? is that the normally process? and WHAT QUESTIONS WILL THEY BE ASKING IN LONDON PLEASE NEED ADVICE AND GUIDANCE THANKS ALL

[CR001]

Hi All,

I'm british citizen naturalized in Aug 2013 and my wife is indian passport holder with ILR visa and we have been blessed with a baby boy in india and I'have applied for british passport for my son in india through VFS Hyderabad in december and yesterday recevied a mail saying to attend a interview in london

My question is my wife applied for my sons passport in india and they should call my wife and son for interview right? They asked me to attend interview in london? couple of people applied for british passport for they children in india but they wife's attended interview

In my case they called me? is that the normally process? and WHAT QUESTIONS WILL THEY BE ASKING IN LONDON PLEASE NEED ADVICE AND GUIDANCE THANKS ALL

Did you bother to read the post above yours by vinny with a link to questions???

[gowthamdevk]

Good Morning All,

I have an appointment on 28th May to apply for a British Passport for my new born daughter.

can you please help me with some information on below queries ?

1. Can only one parent attend the interview with all documents
2. On British passport application Countersignatory section 10- who should sign this ? its usually a british citizen known for over 2 years ?
3. Any covering letter templates


Regards,
Dev

[deepaahuja]

Hi All

Is anyone waiting for their child’s passport?

We have been waiting over 6 months now and it hasn’t been a good experience for us!

[Karnjot]

Same is the case with me,applied from Jalandhar VAC on 20th March,fees was deducted on 22nd March and then after no news yet

[agar1234]

Same here .. been waiting for over 19 weeks now .. Can you please post your statistics ???

Parents - Both British by naturalisation.
Passport application submitted at local VFS (VFS-Delhi): 8-Feb-2018
Application Fee deducted - 12-Feb-2018
Passport video interview: 26-Apr-2018
Passport Printed and sent back :
Passport Collection email from VFS:
Passport collected from local VFS :

[Karnjot]

Applied on 20th March,
Fee Deducted:22nd March
Email:21st june stating address evidence required
Docs despatched:26th june and received by them on 29th june

[secret.simon]

We have been waiting over 6 months now and it hasn’t been a good experience for us!

Applications from South Asia take longer than elsewhere in the world.

There are different processing times for different types of passport:
Renewal of a passport: approximately 4 weeks
First time applications: approximately 6 months

These long processing times are due to a high level of attempted passport fraud and identity theft in South Asia. To tackle this, our teams carry out detailed checks before we issue passports.

Obie opines that legal action needs to be taken against HMPO with regards to such delays.

If you google "HMPO India Pakistan" or "HMPO South Asia", it is interesting to see the jobs that the HMPO advertises for that region: document verification officers and counter fraud officers.

[sunburn]

We have been waiting over 6 months now and it hasn’t been a good experience for us!

Applications from South Asia take longer than elsewhere in the world.

Does this also apply to US citizens born in India ?

[Vshil]

Hi All

Is anyone waiting for their child’s passport?

We have been waiting over 6 months now and it hasn’t been a good experience for us!

Hi Deepaahuja ,
Have u received Ur child s passport ??
V r in a similar situation and still waiting 6+ months . Applied for r daughter s passport end of Dec .had interview in Feb ..
All they seem to say to overseas checks r going on !!??!!

[srinivas05]

Hi All,

I need to apply for exit permit for my son in Hyderabad as we recently received British passport
could someone guide me how to apply for exit visa and what documents do i need to enclose Thanks