Re: Child British passport

[Tiggers0608]

Hi everyone,

My daughter was born in the philippines Sept 2005 , to a filipina mother & british father, so she cannot automatically acquired british citizen. "British Father whos Child was born after July 2006 can be automatically pass their british citizenship to their children."

We're here now in UK, and planning to apply her a british passport, is that ok even we haven't applied her yet for british citizenship? or do we need to apply her for brit citizenship first before applying her for her british passport?

Anyone here have the same situation or encounter this before or any advice regarding this matter please post here, as its kindly appreciated

[LadyJ]

Hi everyone,

My daughter was born in the philippines Sept 2005 , to a filipina mother & british father, so she cannot automatically acquired british citizen. "British Father whos Child was born after July 2006 can be automatically pass their british citizenship to their children."

We're here now in UK, and planning to apply her a british passport, is that ok even we haven't applied her yet for british citizenship? or do we need to apply her for brit citizenship first before applying her for her british passport?

Anyone here have the same situation or encounter this before or any advice regarding this matter please post here, as its kindly appreciated

Phone the IPS Identity and Passport Service

[Shayla]

Hi everyone,

My daughter was born in the philippines Sept 2005 , to a filipina mother & british father, so she cannot automatically acquired british citizen. "British Father whos Child was born after July 2006 can be automatically pass their british citizenship to their children."

We're here now in UK, and planning to apply her a british passport, is that ok even we haven't applied her yet for british citizenship? or do we need to apply her for brit citizenship first before applying her for her british passport?

Anyone here have the same situation or encounter this before or any advice regarding this matter please post here, as its kindly appreciated

Updated: January 2009

CONSULAR SECTION
British Embassy Manila
120 Upper McKinley Road, McKinley Hill, Taguig City 1634
Tel: +63 2 858 2200 / Fax: +63 2 858 2342
Email: CONS-Manila@fco.gov.uk / Website: http://ukinthephilippines.fco.gov.uk




Applying for a UK Passport Whilst Overseas

If you are living in the Philippines, you can apply for or renew a passport through the British Embassy Manila or through are Honorary Consuls in Angeles City, Cebu or Subic. Passport applications take ten (10) working days to process from the receipt of a correctly completed and paid for application. There is no fast-track service available. It is therefore essential that you apply for your passport well in advance of your planned travel date.

We do not add or insert additional pages into a passport that is full. If your passport is full, you will need to apply for a replacement. Your previous passport will be returned to you unless it is being replaced due to damage, then it will be retained. It is your responsibility to ensure that you transfer any valid visas into the new passport by Philippine Immigration/the relevant Embassy.

For second passport applications, a letter from your company, addressed to the Consul (explaining why you need a second passport) is required.

With effect from 1st April 2008, unsuccessful and withdrawn passport applications will not be refunded and restricted validity passports may no longer be extended gratis.



Procedures and requirements:

• Applicants born in the Philippines, on/after 01 July 2006 (See ANNEX A)
• Applicants born in the Philippines, before 01 July 2006 to unmarried parents but subsequently marries
(See ANNEX B)
• Applicants born in the Philippines, before 01 July 2006 to unmarried parents, where the father is a British citizen, are still unmarried (See ANNEX C)
• Applicants born in the UK before 01 January 1983 (See ANNEX D)
• Applicants born in the UK after 01 January 1983 (See ANNEX E)
• Passports for Renewal (See ANNEX F)
• Lost/Stolen Passports (See ANNEX G)
• Change of Name or Gender Reassignment (See ANNEX H)

Please note that additional documents may be required while the application is being processed.


Countersignature:

When you have completed the form, someone who has known you personally for at least two (2) years, in the Philippines, should complete and sign the countersignature part on the Passport application form. That person should be a British national or a Commonwealth citizen who is a Member of Parliament, Justice of the Peace, Minister of Religion, Bank Officer, Established Civil Servant, or professionally qualified person, e.g. Lawyer, Engineer, Doctor, School Teacher, Police Officer or a person of similar standing and should also be a resident in the Philippines. Procedures include a check on the authenticity of the countersignatories. If you do not know a British national or other Commonwealth citizens with these qualifications, a Philippine citizen may complete and sign the form, provided he/she has a similar standing in the Philippines and has known you for two (2) years. A member of your family should not countersign.





Passport Photographs:

Photo standards are very important. More applications are delayed because of incorrect photos. Please see the Identity and Passport Service Guidance for full details: http://www.ips.gov.uk/passport/apply...-standards.asp. Please send two identical copies of a photograph of yourself taken within the last month. The photographs must be:
• 45 millimeters (mm) by 35 millimeters i.e. (1.77 inches by 1.38 inches)
• printed on plain white quality paper (not watermarked or embossed)
• a close-up of your head and shoulders so that your face covers approximately 65 to 75% of the photograph
The one who countersigns your application should also write on the back of one of the photograph the words “I certify that this is a true likeness of ……” and add his/her signature and the date.



Useful Contacts:

(For Philippine Birth, Marriage & other civil registry document)
National Statistics Office
Civil Registration Department
Vibal Building, EDSA
Quezon City 1104
Hotline: +632 737 1111
Website: www.e-census.com.ph
Email: e-census.info@mail.census.gov.ph


(For enquiries about UK birth, death, marriage and civil partnership)
Consular Directorate
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Room G38, Old Admiralty Building
London SW1A 2PA
Tel: +0044 207 008 0186
Email: bmdenquiries@fco.gov.uk


(Requests for duplicate of naturalisation certificate)
Nationality Enquiries Team
Immigration and Nationality Directorate
Home Office
PO Box 306
Liverpool
L69 2UX










ANNEX A
FIRST TIME APPLICANTS
APPLICANTS BORN IN THE PHILIPPINES

• For applicants born on/after 1st July 2006 to parents who are married/unmarried, where the British citizen father is named on the local birth certificate within a year of the child’s birth, and the mother is NOT married to someone else.

COMPULSORY DOCUMENTS
(Please present ORIGINAL documents and photocopies of each document)

 Birth Certificate on NSO (National Statistics Office) Security paper
 Parents’ birth certificates
British parent: submit full/long UK birth certificate or Birth Registration/Naturalisation certificate
Philippine born parent: submit NSO birth certificate
 If applicable, parents’ marriage certificate – submit NSO marriage certificate if married in the Philippines and evidence of termination of any previous marriage (divorce decree nisi, annulment)
 Submit CENOMAR (Certificate of No Marriage Record) for Philippine citizen parent if not married to the British parent of the applicant
 If parents are not married, mother’s written consent to the issuance of a passport to her child
 If applicable, father’s/mother’s death certificate
 Birth certificates of all other brothers and sisters (applicant’s siblings), if applicable
 Both parents’ passports from around the time of applicant’s birth
 Current or previous passports held by applicant including any passport s/he was included on and/or used to travel to the Philippines, if applicable

ADDITIONAL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
(Please present ORIGINAL documents and photocopies of each document)

 Mother’s antenatal/postnatal/delivery notes, scans and ultrasounds from hospital. If unable to obtain original records, please submit copies, which have been attested by the hospital.
 School records from Nursery to University, as applicable
 Local photo identity documents e.g. voter’s card , driving license, bank cards, etc
 Applicant’s life photographs (ideally not digitised photos), to include
• Photographs as a baby with parents in the UK (if applicable)
• Photographs on return to the country (where application is being made)
• Photographs of applicant growing up in the UK/country where making the application; with parents and siblings
• If married, wedding photos
 Parents’ UK documents (one year before and up to two years after applicant’s birth)
 Documents with regards to applicant’s change of name
• Sworn affidavit, deed poll and newspaper cutting with regards to change of name (including adding or dropping names);
• Marriage certificate and wedding photographs, if name change is through marriage


If you are unable to provide some of the documents mentioned above or if there are any doubts regarding the application, you may be required to attend an interview and/or require you to do a D.N.A. test to prove the relationship between parents and applicant (child).


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ANNEX B

FIRST TIME APPLICANTS
APPLICANTS BORN IN THE PHILIPPINES

• For applicants born before 1st July 2006 to unmarried parents, whose claim to British nationality is through the father only and whose parents subsequently marry after the child’s birth:

COMPULSORY DOCUMENTS
(Please present ORIGINAL documents and photocopies of each document)

 Birth Certificate on NSO (National Statistics Office) Security paper
 Parents’ birth certificates
British parent: submit full/long UK birth certificate or Birth Registration/Naturalisation certificate
Philippine born parent: submit NSO birth certificate
 If applicable, parents’ marriage certificate – submit NSO marriage certificate if married in the Philippines and evidence of termination of any previous marriage (divorce decree nisi, annulment)
 Submit CENOMAR (Certificate of No Marriage Record) for Philippine citizen parent if not married to the British parent of the applicant
 If applicable, father’s/mother’s death certificate
 Birth certificates of all other brothers and sisters (applicant’s siblings), if applicable
 Both parents’ passports from around the time of applicant’s birth
 Current or previous passports held by applicant including any passport s/he was included on and/or used to travel to the Philippines, if applicable

ADDITIONAL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
(Please present ORIGINAL documents and photocopies of each document)

 Mother’s antenatal/postnatal/delivery notes, scans and ultrasounds from hospital. If unable to obtain original records, please submit copies, which have been attested by the hospital.
 School records from Nursery to University, as applicable
 Applicant’s life photographs (ideally not digitised photos), to include
• Photographs as a baby with parents in the UK (if applicable)
• Photographs on return to the country (where application is being made)
• Photographs of applicant growing up in the UK/country where making the application; with parents and siblings
• If married, wedding photos
 Parents’ UK documents (one year before and up to two years after applicant’s birth)
 Documents with regards to applicant’s change of name
• Sworn affidavit, deed poll and newspaper cutting with regards to change of name (including adding or dropping names);
• Marriage certificate and wedding photographs, if name change is through marriage
 Complete a Consular Birth Registration form
 Both parents must sign declarations of paternity (mother/father) in front of a Consular officer
 The father must complete a domicile questionnaire
The purpose of this is to establish whether the father has retained a domicile in the UK (this basically means close connections in the UK) and can therefore benefit from the provisions of British nationality law. We will send the completed domicile questionnaire and documentation our Desk Officer in the Nationality and Consular Registration Section in London. Those applying should expect to receive a decision in approximately 8 weeks.

If you are unable to provide some of the documents mentioned above or if there are any doubts regarding the application, you may be required to attend an interview and/or require you to do a D.N.A. test to prove the relationship between parents and applicant (child).

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ANNEX C

FIRST TIME APPLICANTS
APPLICANTS BORN IN THE PHILIPPINES

• For applicants born before 1st July 2006, who is under 18 years old, to a British father (born in the UK) and parents were NOT married at the time the children was born, and are still not married. This application will be forwarded to the Home Office for decision. This would take 4-6 months to process but timings cannot be guaranteed.

COMPULSORY DOCUMENTS
(Please present ORIGINAL documents and photocopies of each document)

 Birth Certificate on NSO (National Statistics Office) Security paper
 Parents’ birth certificates
British parent: submit full/long UK birth certificate or Birth Registration/Naturalisation certificate
Philippine born parent: submit NSO birth certificate
 If applicable, parents’ marriage certificate – submit NSO marriage certificate if married in the Philippines and evidence of termination of any previous marriage (divorce decree nisi, annulment)
 Submit CENOMAR (Certificate of No Marriage Record) for Philippine citizen parent
 If applicable, father’s/mother’s death certificate
 Birth certificates of all other brothers and sisters (applicant’s siblings), if applicable
 Both parents’ passports from around the time of applicant’s birth
 Current or previous passports held by applicant including any passport s/he was included on and/or used to travel to the Philippines, if applicable

ADDITIONAL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
(Please present ORIGINAL documents and photocopies of each document)

 Mother’s antenatal/postnatal/delivery notes, scans and ultrasounds from hospital. If unable to obtain original records, please submit copies, which have been attested by the hospital.
 School records from Nursery to University, as applicable
 Applicant’s life photographs (ideally not digitised photos), to include
• Photographs as a baby with parents in the UK (if applicable)
• Photographs on return to the country (where application is being made)
• Photographs of applicant growing up in the UK/country where making the application; with parents and siblings
• If married, wedding photos
 Parents’ UK documents (one year before and up to two years after applicant’s birth)
 Documents with regards to applicant’s change of name
• Sworn affidavit, deed poll and newspaper cutting with regards to change of name (including adding or dropping names);
• Marriage certificate and wedding photographs, if name change is through marriage
 Complete the MN1 form (MN1 guide)
 Both parents must sign declarations of paternity (mother/father) in front of a Consular officer
 Mother’s written consent to the registration

If you are unable to provide some of the documents mentioned above or if there are any doubts regarding the application, you may be required to attend an interview and/or require you to do a D.N.A. test to prove the relationship between parents and applicant (child).


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ANNEX D

FIRST TIME APPLICANTS


Birth /Adoption/Registration/Naturalisation in UK before 01.01.1983

COMPULSORY ADULT DOCUMENTS
(Please present ORIGINAL documents and photocopies of each document)

 Applicant’s full/Long Birth/Adoption/Registration/Naturalisation certificate
 Parents’ birth certificates
British parent: submit full/long UK birth certificate or Birth Registration/Naturalisation certificate
 Current or previous passports held by applicant including any passport s/he was included on and or used to travel to the country
 Passports used by mother and father to travel to the UK prior to applicant’s birth (if applicable)
 If applicable, parents’ marriage certificate – submit NSO marriage certificate if married in the Philippines and evidence of termination of any previous marriage (divorce decree nisi, annulment)
 If mother/father is a Philippine citizen, submit CENOMAR (Certificate of No Marriage Record)
 If parents are not married, mother’s written consent to the issuance of a passport to her child
 If applicable, father’s/mother’s death certificate
 Birth certificates of all other brothers and sisters (applicant’s siblings), if applicable
 Both parents’ passports from around the time of applicant’s birth
 Documents with regards to applicant’s change of name
• Sworn affidavit, deed poll and newspaper cutting with regards to change of name (including adding or dropping names);
• Marriage certificate and wedding photographs, if name change is through marriage

ADDITIONAL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
(Please present ORIGINAL documents and photocopies of each document)

 Mother’s antenatal/postnatal/delivery notes, scans and ultrasounds from hospital. If unable to obtain original records, please submit copies, which have been attested by the hospital.
 School records from Nursery to University, as applicable
 Local photo identity documents e.g. voter’s card , driving license, bank cards, etc
 Applicant’s life photographs (ideally not digitised photos), to include
• Photographs as a baby with parents in the UK (if applicable)
• Photographs on return to the country (where application is being made)
• Photographs of applicant growing up in the UK/country where making the application; with parents and siblings
• If married, wedding photos
 Parents’ UK documents (one year before and up to two years after applicant’s birth)
• College Diploma/Certificates; employment/tax records, salary slips; building society books; bank statements; medical records; driving license


If you are unable to provide some of the documents mentioned above or if there are any doubts regarding the application, you may be required to attend an interview and/or require you to do a D.N.A. test to prove the relationship between parents and applicant (child).



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ANNEX E

FIRST TIME APPLICANTS


Birth in the UK 01.01.1983 onwards

COMPULSORY ADULT DOCUMENTS
(Please present ORIGINAL documents and photocopies of each document)

 Applicant’s full/Long Birth/Adoption/Registration/Naturalisation certificate
 Current or previous passports held by applicant including any passport s/he was included on and or used to travel to the country
 Evidence of parents’ claim to British Nationality i.e. full/long UK birth certificate or naturalisation / registration document
 Passports used by mother and father to travel to the UK prior to applicant’s birth (if applicable)
 If parent is not a British citizen, passports or evidence that the parent is settled in the UK with indefinite to remain in the UK
 If applicable, parents’ marriage certificate – submit NSO marriage certificate if married in the Philippines and evidence of termination of any previous marriage (divorce decree nisi, annulment)
 If mother/father is a Philippine citizen, submit CENOMAR (Certificate of No Marriage Record)
 If parents are not married, mother’s written consent to the issuance of a passport to her child
 If applicable, father’s/mother’s death certificate
 Birth certificates of all other brothers and sisters (applicant’s siblings), if applicable
 Both parents’ passports from around the time of applicant’s birth
 Documents with regards to applicant’s change of name
• Sworn affidavit, deed poll and newspaper cutting with regards to change of name (including adding or dropping names);
• Marriage certificate and wedding photographs, if name change is through marriage

ADDITIONAL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
(Please present ORIGINAL documents and photocopies of each document)

 Mother’s antenatal/postnatal/delivery notes, scans and ultrasounds from hospital. If unable to obtain original records, please submit copies, which have been attested by the hospital.
 School records from Nursery to University, as applicable
 Applicant’s life photographs (ideally not digitised photos), to include
• Photographs as a baby with parents in the UK (if applicable)
• Photographs on return to the country (where application is being made)
• Photographs of applicant growing up in the UK/country where making the application; with parents and siblings
• If married, wedding photos
 Parents’ UK documents (one year before and up to two years after applicant’s birth)
• College Diploma/Certificates; employment/tax records, salary slips; building society books; bank statements; medical records; driving license


If you are unable to provide some of the documents mentioned above or if there are any doubts regarding the application, you may be required to attend an interview and/or require you to do a D.N.A. test to prove the relationship between parents and applicant (child).


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ANNEX F
PASSPORTS FOR RENEWAL

For British Citizens (16 years and over)

COMPULSORY DOCUMENTS
(Please photocopy each document)

 Current British passport
 If born outside of UK, evidence of British nationality i.e. full/long UK birth certificate or naturalisation / registration document
 If born in UK after 1st January 1983 and parents were not British at the time of the birth, submit evidence that parents were settled or had indefinite leave to remain (ILR) in the UK.


For British Citizens (under 16 years old)

COMPULSORY DOCUMENTS
(Please photocopy each document)

 Current British passport
 If born outside of UK, evidence of British nationality i.e. full/long UK birth certificate or naturalisation / registration document
 Birth certificate, if born in the Philippines, submit NSO version
 Parents marriage certificate, if married in the Philippines, submit NSO version
 Birth certificates of all other brothers and sisters (applicant’s siblings), if applicable


For British National Overseas Citizens (BN(o))

COMPULSORY DOCUMENTS
(Please photocopy each document)

 Current British passport
 If born outside of Hong Kong, evidence of British nationality i.e. naturalisation / registration document
 If parents born outside of Hong Kong, evidence of British nationality i.e. certificate or naturalisation / registration document
 Original-Valid Hong Kong Permanent ID card (PIC)


Passports for Veterans

If you are a British passport holder and were born on or before 02 September 1929, you are eligible to a free passport. Passports under this scheme are only processed in the UK at the Liverpool Passport Offices. The processing time is around 6 weeks, but the timing cannot be guaranteed

COMPULSORY DOCUMENTS
(Please photocopies of each documents)

 Current British passport
 If born outside of UK, evidence of British nationality i.e. full/long UK birth certificate or naturalisation / registration document


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ANNEX G

LOST / STOLEN PASSPORT


COMPULSORY DOCUMENTS
(Please present ORIGINAL and photocopies of each document)

 If available, copy of lost/stolen passport
 If born outside of UK, evidence of British nationality i.e. full/long UK birth certificate or naturalisation / registration document
 For applicants below 16 years old, original birth certificates
 Completed Lost or Stolen Passport Notification (LS01) form
 Police report or affidavit of loss
 Additional Identification Cards with photos (e.g Driving License, Company ID, School ID, ACR)



Depending on the circumstances of lost/stolen passport, you may be required to attend an interview.




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ANNEX H



CHANGE OF NAME OR OTHER PERSONAL DETAILS


COMPULSORY DOCUMENTS
(Please present ORIGINAL photocopies of each document)

 Current passport
 If born in the UK, applicant’s long/full birth certificate
 If born outside of UK, evidence of British nationality i.e. naturalisation / registration document
 Documents with regards to applicant’s change of name
• Sworn affidavit, deed poll and newspaper cutting with regards to change of name (including adding or dropping names);
• Marriage certificate and wedding photographs, if name change is through marriage
 Additional Identification Cards with photos (e.g Driving License, Company ID, School ID, ACR)





GENDER REASSIGNMENT (CHANGE OF SEX)


COMPULSORY DOCUMENTS
(Please present ORIGINAL photocopies of each document)

 Current passport
 If born in the UK, applicant’s long/full birth certificate
 If born outside of UK, evidence of British nationality i.e. naturalisation / registration document
 Documents with regards to applicant’s change of name
• Sworn affidavit, deed poll and newspaper cutting with regards to change of name (including adding or dropping names);
• Marriage certificate and wedding photographs, if name change is through marriage
 Additional Identification Cards with photos (e.g Driving License, Company ID, School ID, ACR)
 Medical evidence; (i.e. a letter from the Doctor stating that the person cannot psychologically accept the sex of their birth and wishes to live in the other; and that there is evidence of a change into a new identity with little possibility of reversion, This need not include medical evidence of a sex change operation)



For change of name/personal details and gender reassignment, you may be required to attend an interview.


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[Shayla]

Hi everyone,

My daughter was born in the philippines Sept 2005 , to a filipina mother & british father, so she cannot automatically acquired british citizen. "British Father whos Child was born after July 2006 can be automatically pass their british citizenship to their children."

We're here now in UK, and planning to apply her a british passport, is that ok even we haven't applied her yet for british citizenship? or do we need to apply her for brit citizenship first before applying her for her british passport?

Anyone here have the same situation or encounter this before or any advice regarding this matter please post here, as its kindly appreciated

BIRTH REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS UPDATED JAN 2009

CONSULAR SECTION
British Embassy Manila
120 Upper McKinley Road, McKinley Hill, Taguig City 1634
Tel: +63 2 858 2200 / Fax: +63 2 858 2342
Email: CONS-Manila@fco.gov.uk / Website: http://ukinthephilippines.fco.gov.uk


CONSULAR BIRTH REGISTRATIONS

A Consular Birth Registration is not a legal requirement, but it is recommended.

Births outside the Philippines will need to be forwarded to the relevant British Embassy post for registering.

The advantages are that

• A British style birth certificate is available as evidence of British nationality
• A record of the birth will afterwards be held in the General Registry Office in the United Kingdom. Further copies can be obtained from the General Registry Office


Procedures and requirements:

• Applicants born in the Philippines, on/after 01 July 2006 (See ANNEX A)
• Applicants born in the Philippines, before 01 July 2006 to unmarried parents who subsequently marry (See ANNEX B)
• Applicants born in the Philippines, before 01 July 2006 to unmarried parents, where the father is a British citizen, and are still unmarried (See ANNEX C)

Please note that additional documents may be required while the application is being processed.


Useful Contacts:

(For Philippine Birth, Marriage & other civil registry document)
National Statistics Office
Civil Registration Department
Vibal Building, EDSA
Quezon City 1104
Hotline: +632 737 1111
Website: www.e-census.com.ph
Email: e-census.info@mail.census.gov.ph

(For enquiries about UK birth, death, marriage and civil partnership)
Consular Directorate
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Room G38, Old Admiralty Building
London SW1A 2PA
Tel: +0044 207 008 0186
Email: bmdenquiries@fco.gov.uk

(Requests for duplicate of naturalisation certificate)
Nationality Enquiries Team
Immigration and Nationality Directorate
Home Office
PO Box 306
Liverpool
L69 2UX


ANNEX A


• For applicants born on/after 1st July 2006 to parents who are married/unmarried, where the British citizen father is named on the local birth certificate within a year of the child’s birth, and the mother is NOT married to someone else.

COMPULSORY DOCUMENTS
(Please present ORIGINAL documents and photocopies of each document)

 Birth Certificate on NSO (National Statistics Office) Security paper
 Parents’ birth certificates
British parent: submit full/long UK birth certificate or Birth Registration/Naturalisation certificate
Philippine born parent: submit NSO birth certificate
 If applicable, parents’ marriage certificate – submit NSO marriage certificate if married in the Philippines and evidence of termination of any previous marriage (divorce decree nisi, annulment)
 Submit CENOMAR (Certificate of No Marriage Record) for Philippine citizen parent if not married to the British parent of the applicant
 If parents are not married, mother’s written consent to the issuance of a passport to her child
 If applicable, father’s/mother’s death certificate
 Birth certificates of all other brothers and sisters (applicant’s siblings), if applicable
 Both parents’ passports from around the time of applicant’s birth
 Current or previous passports held by applicant including any passport s/he was included on and/or used to travel to the Philippines, if applicable

ADDITIONAL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
(Please present ORIGINAL documents and photocopies of each document)

 Mother’s antenatal/postnatal/delivery notes, scans and ultrasounds from hospital. If unable to obtain original records, please submit copies, which have been attested by the hospital.
 School records from Nursery to University, as applicable
 Local photo identity documents e.g. voter’s card , driving license, bank cards, etc
 Applicant’s life photographs (ideally not digitised photos), to include
• Photographs as a baby with parents in the UK (if applicable)
• Photographs on return to the country (where application is being made)
• Photographs of applicant growing up in the UK/country where making the application; with parents and siblings
• If married, wedding photos
 Parents’ UK documents (one year before and up to two years after applicant’s birth)
 Documents with regards to applicant’s change of name
• Sworn affidavit, deed poll and newspaper cutting with regards to change of name (including adding or dropping names);
• Marriage certificate and wedding photographs, if name change is through marriage
 Complete a Consular Birth Registration form

Fees to be paid : Fee 33 – Registering a birth
Fee 35 – Providing a copy of an entry in the Consular register of births



If you are unable to provide some of the documents mentioned above or if there are any doubts regarding the application, you may be required to attend an interview and/or require you to do a D.N.A. test to prove the relationship between parents and applicant (child).


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ANNEX B


• For applicants born before 1st July 2006 to unmarried parents, whose claim to British nationality is through the father only and whose parents subsequently marry after the child’s birth:


COMPULSORY DOCUMENTS
(Please present ORIGINAL documents and photocopies of each document)

 Birth Certificate on NSO (National Statistics Office) Security paper
 Parents’ birth certificates
British parent: submit full/long UK birth certificate or Birth Registration/Naturalisation certificate
Philippine born parent: submit NSO birth certificate
 If applicable, parents’ marriage certificate – submit NSO marriage certificate if married in the Philippines and evidence of termination of any previous marriage (divorce decree nisi, annulment)
 If applicable, father’s/mother’s death certificate
 Birth certificates of all other brothers and sisters (applicant’s siblings), if applicable
 Both parents’ passports from around the time of applicant’s birth
 Current or previous passports held by applicant including any passport s/he was included on and/or used to travel to the Philippines, if applicable

ADDITIONAL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
(Please present ORIGINAL documents and photocopies of each document)

 Mother’s antenatal/postnatal/delivery notes, scans and ultrasounds from hospital. If unable to obtain original records, please submit copies, which have been attested by the hospital.
 School records from Nursery to University, as applicable
 Applicant’s life photographs (ideally not digitised photos), to include
• Photographs as a baby with parents in the UK (if applicable)
• Photographs on return to the country (where application is being made)
• Photographs of applicant growing up in the UK/country where making the application; with parents and siblings
• If married, wedding photos
 Parents’ UK documents (one year before and up to two years after applicant’s birth)
 Documents with regards to applicant’s change of name
• Sworn affidavit, deed poll and newspaper cutting with regards to change of name (including adding or dropping names);
• Marriage certificate and wedding photographs, if name change is through marriage
 Complete a Consular Birth Registration form
 Both parents must sign declarations of paternity (mother/father) in front of a Consular officer
 The father must complete a domicile questionnaire
The purpose of this is to establish whether the father has retained a domicile in the UK (this basically means close connections in the UK) and can therefore benefit from the provisions of British nationality law. We will send the completed domicile questionnaire and documentation our Desk Officer in the Nationality and Consular Registration Section in London. Those applying should expect to receive a decision in approximately 8 weeks.

Fees to be paid : Fee 33 – Registering a birth
Fee 35 – Providing a copy of an entry in the Consular register of births


If you are unable to provide some of the documents mentioned above or if there are any doubts regarding the application, you may be required to attend an interview and/or require you to do a D.N.A. test to prove the relationship between parents and applicant (child).

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ANNEX C


• For applicants born before 1st July 2006, who are under 18 years old, to a British father (born in the UK) and parents were NOT married at the time the children was born, and are still not married. This application will be forwarded to the Home Office for decision. This would take 4-6 months to process but timings cannot be guaranteed.


COMPULSORY DOCUMENTS
(Please present ORIGINAL documents and photocopies of each document)

 Birth Certificate on NSO (National Statistics Office) Security paper
 Parents’ birth certificates
British parent: submit full/long UK birth certificate or Birth Registration/Naturalisation certificate
Philippine born parent: submit NSO birth certificate
 Submit CENOMAR (Certificate of No Marriage Record) for Philippine citizen parent
 If applicable, father’s/mother’s death certificate
 Birth certificates of all other brothers and sisters (applicant’s siblings), if applicable
 Both parents’ passports from around the time of applicant’s birth
 Current or previous passports held by applicant including any passport s/he was included on and/or used to travel to the Philippines, if applicable

ADDITIONAL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
(Please present ORIGINAL documents and photocopies of each document)

 Mother’s antenatal/postnatal/delivery notes, scans and ultrasounds from hospital. If unable to obtain original records, please submit copies, which have been attested by the hospital.
 School records from Nursery to University, as applicable
 Applicant’s life photographs (ideally not digitised photos), to include
• Photographs as a baby with parents in the UK (if applicable)
• Photographs on return to the country (where application is being made)
• Photographs of applicant growing up in the UK/country where making the application; with parents and siblings
• If married, wedding photos
 Parents’ UK documents (one year before and up to two years after applicant’s birth)
 Documents with regards to applicant’s change of name
• Sworn affidavit, deed poll and newspaper cutting with regards to change of name (including adding or dropping names);
• Marriage certificate and wedding photographs, if name change is through marriage
 Complete the MN1 form (MN1 guide)
 Both parents must sign declarations of paternity (mother/father) in front of a Consular officer
 Mother’s written consent to the registration

Fees to be paid: Fee 5 – Supplying witness (Father’s declaration)
Fee 5 – Supplying witness (Mother’s declaration)
Fee 39 – Forwarding an application for registration to the Home Office
Home Office Registration Fee
(Peso equivalent computed at the FCO Consular exchange rate for the month)


If you are unable to provide some of the documents mentioned above or if there are any doubts regarding the application, you may be required to attend an interview and/or require you to do a D.N.A. test to prove the relationship between parents and applicant (child).

[Tiggers0608]

Phone the IPS Identity and Passport Service

Thank LadyJ , yeah your right i just better phoned the IPS

[Tiggers0608]

BIRTH REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS UPDATED JAN 2009

CONSULAR SECTION
British Embassy Manila
120 Upper McKinley Road, McKinley Hill, Taguig City 1634
Tel: +63 2 858 2200 / Fax: +63 2 858 2342
Email: CONS-Manila@fco.gov.uk / Website: http://ukinthephilippines.fco.gov.uk


CONSULAR BIRTH REGISTRATIONS

A Consular Birth Registration is not a legal requirement, but it is recommended.

Births outside the Philippines will need to be forwarded to the relevant British Embassy post for registering.

The advantages are that

• A British style birth certificate is available as evidence of British nationality
• A record of the birth will afterwards be held in the General Registry Office in the United Kingdom. Further copies can be obtained from the General Registry Office


Procedures and requirements:

• Applicants born in the Philippines, on/after 01 July 2006 (See ANNEX A)
• Applicants born in the Philippines, before 01 July 2006 to unmarried parents who subsequently marry (See ANNEX B)
• Applicants born in the Philippines, before 01 July 2006 to unmarried parents, where the father is a British citizen, and are still unmarried (See ANNEX C)

Please note that additional documents may be required while the application is being processed.


Useful Contacts:

(For Philippine Birth, Marriage & other civil registry document)
National Statistics Office
Civil Registration Department
Vibal Building, EDSA
Quezon City 1104
Hotline: +632 737 1111
Website: www.e-census.com.ph
Email: e-census.info@mail.census.gov.ph

(For enquiries about UK birth, death, marriage and civil partnership)
Consular Directorate
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Room G38, Old Admiralty Building
London SW1A 2PA
Tel: +0044 207 008 0186
Email: bmdenquiries@fco.gov.uk

(Requests for duplicate of naturalisation certificate)
Nationality Enquiries Team
Immigration and Nationality Directorate
Home Office
PO Box 306
Liverpool
L69 2UX


ANNEX A


• For applicants born on/after 1st July 2006 to parents who are married/unmarried, where the British citizen father is named on the local birth certificate within a year of the child’s birth, and the mother is NOT married to someone else.

COMPULSORY DOCUMENTS
(Please present ORIGINAL documents and photocopies of each document)

 Birth Certificate on NSO (National Statistics Office) Security paper
 Parents’ birth certificates
British parent: submit full/long UK birth certificate or Birth Registration/Naturalisation certificate
Philippine born parent: submit NSO birth certificate
 If applicable, parents’ marriage certificate – submit NSO marriage certificate if married in the Philippines and evidence of termination of any previous marriage (divorce decree nisi, annulment)
 Submit CENOMAR (Certificate of No Marriage Record) for Philippine citizen parent if not married to the British parent of the applicant
 If parents are not married, mother’s written consent to the issuance of a passport to her child
 If applicable, father’s/mother’s death certificate
 Birth certificates of all other brothers and sisters (applicant’s siblings), if applicable
 Both parents’ passports from around the time of applicant’s birth
 Current or previous passports held by applicant including any passport s/he was included on and/or used to travel to the Philippines, if applicable

ADDITIONAL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
(Please present ORIGINAL documents and photocopies of each document)

 Mother’s antenatal/postnatal/delivery notes, scans and ultrasounds from hospital. If unable to obtain original records, please submit copies, which have been attested by the hospital.
 School records from Nursery to University, as applicable
 Local photo identity documents e.g. voter’s card , driving license, bank cards, etc
 Applicant’s life photographs (ideally not digitised photos), to include
• Photographs as a baby with parents in the UK (if applicable)
• Photographs on return to the country (where application is being made)
• Photographs of applicant growing up in the UK/country where making the application; with parents and siblings
• If married, wedding photos
 Parents’ UK documents (one year before and up to two years after applicant’s birth)
 Documents with regards to applicant’s change of name
• Sworn affidavit, deed poll and newspaper cutting with regards to change of name (including adding or dropping names);
• Marriage certificate and wedding photographs, if name change is through marriage
 Complete a Consular Birth Registration form

Fees to be paid : Fee 33 – Registering a birth
Fee 35 – Providing a copy of an entry in the Consular register of births



If you are unable to provide some of the documents mentioned above or if there are any doubts regarding the application, you may be required to attend an interview and/or require you to do a D.N.A. test to prove the relationship between parents and applicant (child).


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ANNEX B


• For applicants born before 1st July 2006 to unmarried parents, whose claim to British nationality is through the father only and whose parents subsequently marry after the child’s birth:


COMPULSORY DOCUMENTS
(Please present ORIGINAL documents and photocopies of each document)

 Birth Certificate on NSO (National Statistics Office) Security paper
 Parents’ birth certificates
British parent: submit full/long UK birth certificate or Birth Registration/Naturalisation certificate
Philippine born parent: submit NSO birth certificate
 If applicable, parents’ marriage certificate – submit NSO marriage certificate if married in the Philippines and evidence of termination of any previous marriage (divorce decree nisi, annulment)
 If applicable, father’s/mother’s death certificate
 Birth certificates of all other brothers and sisters (applicant’s siblings), if applicable
 Both parents’ passports from around the time of applicant’s birth
 Current or previous passports held by applicant including any passport s/he was included on and/or used to travel to the Philippines, if applicable

ADDITIONAL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
(Please present ORIGINAL documents and photocopies of each document)

 Mother’s antenatal/postnatal/delivery notes, scans and ultrasounds from hospital. If unable to obtain original records, please submit copies, which have been attested by the hospital.
 School records from Nursery to University, as applicable
 Applicant’s life photographs (ideally not digitised photos), to include
• Photographs as a baby with parents in the UK (if applicable)
• Photographs on return to the country (where application is being made)
• Photographs of applicant growing up in the UK/country where making the application; with parents and siblings
• If married, wedding photos
 Parents’ UK documents (one year before and up to two years after applicant’s birth)
 Documents with regards to applicant’s change of name
• Sworn affidavit, deed poll and newspaper cutting with regards to change of name (including adding or dropping names);
• Marriage certificate and wedding photographs, if name change is through marriage
 Complete a Consular Birth Registration form
 Both parents must sign declarations of paternity (mother/father) in front of a Consular officer
 The father must complete a domicile questionnaire
The purpose of this is to establish whether the father has retained a domicile in the UK (this basically means close connections in the UK) and can therefore benefit from the provisions of British nationality law. We will send the completed domicile questionnaire and documentation our Desk Officer in the Nationality and Consular Registration Section in London. Those applying should expect to receive a decision in approximately 8 weeks.

Fees to be paid : Fee 33 – Registering a birth
Fee 35 – Providing a copy of an entry in the Consular register of births


If you are unable to provide some of the documents mentioned above or if there are any doubts regarding the application, you may be required to attend an interview and/or require you to do a D.N.A. test to prove the relationship between parents and applicant (child).

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ANNEX C


• For applicants born before 1st July 2006, who are under 18 years old, to a British father (born in the UK) and parents were NOT married at the time the children was born, and are still not married. This application will be forwarded to the Home Office for decision. This would take 4-6 months to process but timings cannot be guaranteed.


COMPULSORY DOCUMENTS
(Please present ORIGINAL documents and photocopies of each document)

 Birth Certificate on NSO (National Statistics Office) Security paper
 Parents’ birth certificates
British parent: submit full/long UK birth certificate or Birth Registration/Naturalisation certificate
Philippine born parent: submit NSO birth certificate
 Submit CENOMAR (Certificate of No Marriage Record) for Philippine citizen parent
 If applicable, father’s/mother’s death certificate
 Birth certificates of all other brothers and sisters (applicant’s siblings), if applicable
 Both parents’ passports from around the time of applicant’s birth
 Current or previous passports held by applicant including any passport s/he was included on and/or used to travel to the Philippines, if applicable

ADDITIONAL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
(Please present ORIGINAL documents and photocopies of each document)

 Mother’s antenatal/postnatal/delivery notes, scans and ultrasounds from hospital. If unable to obtain original records, please submit copies, which have been attested by the hospital.
 School records from Nursery to University, as applicable
 Applicant’s life photographs (ideally not digitised photos), to include
• Photographs as a baby with parents in the UK (if applicable)
• Photographs on return to the country (where application is being made)
• Photographs of applicant growing up in the UK/country where making the application; with parents and siblings
• If married, wedding photos
 Parents’ UK documents (one year before and up to two years after applicant’s birth)
 Documents with regards to applicant’s change of name
• Sworn affidavit, deed poll and newspaper cutting with regards to change of name (including adding or dropping names);
• Marriage certificate and wedding photographs, if name change is through marriage
 Complete the MN1 form (MN1 guide)
 Both parents must sign declarations of paternity (mother/father) in front of a Consular officer
 Mother’s written consent to the registration

Fees to be paid: Fee 5 – Supplying witness (Father’s declaration)
Fee 5 – Supplying witness (Mother’s declaration)
Fee 39 – Forwarding an application for registration to the Home Office
Home Office Registration Fee
(Peso equivalent computed at the FCO Consular exchange rate for the month)


If you are unable to provide some of the documents mentioned above or if there are any doubts regarding the application, you may be required to attend an interview and/or require you to do a D.N.A. test to prove the relationship between parents and applicant (child).

thanks shayla for the info

[Tiggers0608]

already called the ips in glasgow they said my daughter can't have a british passport bcoz .....

she needs:

her passport when she entered UK,
child birth certificate,
her father's british birth certificate,
father's passport,
and parent's marriage contract ( they said parents should be married when the child was born)

bcoz if not, we have to apply her for naturalization first and it cost £400, unlike the passport it only cost £46 , lol

well if thats the case, ................... i'll let my husband call them lol

[honey73]

as from my experience..we applied our son for british citizenship last november 2008. We submitted our marriage certificate my baby's birth certificate, my birth certificate, (all NSO copy) hubbys long copy of birth certificate our passport and hospitals bills and pre natal check up...like ultrasounds etc. We pay certain fees for registration and for hard copy of british style birth certificate. When we sumbit those papers they told us that there maybe an interview after 10 days. So we waited. 10 days passed but no calls from embassy. Then 6 weeks after we recieved a call from them saying that my babys paper is ok and that his birth certificate is ready to be collected. We're happy...my baby is now a brit. As for applying for passport. You may apply for passport at the same time you apply for his citizenship or you can do one at a time. If registred first and wants to apply for passport all you have to submit to them is his british style certificate and you can get your childs passport for 10 days. Hope this help...and good luck

[Tiggers0608]

as from my experience..we applied our son for british citizenship last november 2008. We submitted our marriage certificate my baby's birth certificate, my birth certificate, (all NSO copy) hubbys long copy of birth certificate our passport and hospitals bills and pre natal check up...like ultrasounds etc. We pay certain fees for registration and for hard copy of british style birth certificate. When we sumbit those papers they told us that there maybe an interview after 10 days. So we waited. 10 days passed but no calls from embassy. Then 6 weeks after we recieved a call from them saying that my babys paper is ok and that his birth certificate is ready to be collected. We're happy...my baby is now a brit. As for applying for passport. You may apply for passport at the same time you apply for his citizenship or you can do one at a time. If registred first and wants to apply for passport all you have to submit to them is his british style certificate and you can get your childs passport for 10 days. Hope this help...and good luck

hi, thanks for the info and congrats that ur baby got the brit cit and passport for only 10 days

[joebloggs]

you shouldn't feel you need to register your baby, as the baby is british by descent

[joebloggs]

:
and parent's marriage contract ( they said parents should be married when the child was born)

bcoz if not, we have to apply her for naturalization first and it cost £400, unlike the passport it only cost £46 , lol

did you get your childs birth cert legitimated after you married ?

[Tiggers0608]

you shouldn't feel you need to register your baby, as the baby is british by descent

but thats the IPS in glasgow said we can't apply my daughter for british passport bcoz me and my husband was not married when our daughter was born

the guy at the IPS said my daughter have to apply for naturalization first to get a brit passport.

[Tiggers0608]

did you get your childs birth cert legitimated after you married ?

yes but i don't have a copy of it, coz at the city hall they said go to NSO to get ur copy so that was weird coz usually they give a copy too thats already from NSO

[joebloggs]

how long was it after the birth of your baby that you got married ?..

if you did get your babies birth cert legitimated after your marriage then..

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/si...df?view=Binary


GENERAL
1. The purpose of this leaflet is to explain how parents who are British citizens can pass their citizenship on to their children born outside the United Kingdom on or after 1 January 1983.
In this leaflet:
(a) The “United Kingdom” means England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man
(b) Reference to “qualifying territories” mean the British overseas territories (see Note A) other than the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia
(c) Unless otherwise indicated, any reference to “parent” means:
Children born before 1 July 2006
•
the mother (if the child was born on or after 1 January 1983) – before 1983, women were not able to pass on citizenship to their children
•
the father (but only if he was married to the mother) NB. If the parents were not married when the child was born, but then get married, the marriage might legitimate the child’s birth. If it does, the child would become a British citizen (and would be regarded as having been one from birth) if the father was a British citizen (or settled) when the child was born. Children of a void marriage may also, in some circumstances, be treated as legitimate.


i would phone again, telling them this.. good luck

[Tiggers0608]

how long was it after the birth of your baby that you got married ?..

if you did get your babies birth cert legitimated after your marriage then..

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/si...df?view=Binary


GENERAL
1. The purpose of this leaflet is to explain how parents who are British citizens can pass their citizenship on to their children born outside the United Kingdom on or after 1 January 1983.
In this leaflet:
(a) The “United Kingdom” means England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man
(b) Reference to “qualifying territories” mean the British overseas territories (see Note A) other than the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia
(c) Unless otherwise indicated, any reference to “parent” means:
Children born before 1 July 2006
•
the mother (if the child was born on or after 1 January 1983) – before 1983, women were not able to pass on citizenship to their children
•
the father (but only if he was married to the mother) NB. If the parents were not married when the child was born, but then get married, the marriage might legitimate the child’s birth. If it does, the child would become a British citizen (and would be regarded as having been one from birth) if the father was a British citizen (or settled) when the child was born. Children of a void marriage may also, in some circumstances, be treated as legitimate.


i would phone again, telling them this.. good luck

my daughter was born sept 2005 and we got married jan 2006 , only 3 months and few days after my daughter was born. But my husband's name is on the Birth cert and signed the acknowlegdement of paternity.

[Tiggers0608]

oooppps i forgot to say

Thank you so much JOE

[joebloggs]

get your husband to phone them again, saying

that his daughter was born sept 2005 in the phils, you married in jan 2006 and her birth cert was then legitimised, so your daughter should already be a British citizen by descent.

why are you phoning IPS? i take it your daughter is in the phils ????

apply at the british embassy for a biritsh passport for her if shes in the phils, i wouldn't register her unless you have to.

or she is in the uk already ??


you will need your daughters legitimised birth cert thou..

[Tiggers0608]

get your husband to phone them again, saying

that his daughter was born sept 2005 in the phils, you married in jan 2006 and her birth cert was then legitimised, so your daughter should already be a British citizen by descent.

why are you phoning IPS? i take it your daughter is in the phils ????

apply at the british embassy for a biritsh passport for her if shes in the phils, i wouldn't register her unless you have to.

or she is in the uk already ??


you will need your daughters legitimised birth cert thou..

hi joe, thanks again,

we're here in UK for a year now but i guess we need my daughter's legitimate certificate from NSO before she applied for her brit citizenship.

[joebloggs]

hi joe, thanks again,

we're here in UK for a year now but i guess we need my daughter's legitimate certificate from NSO before she applied for her brit citizenship.

you're daughter is here then, you paid for a settlement visa for her ?

your daughter can't apply for citizenship, under 18yrs olds are not allowed, but she can register as british (nearly the same thing)

and they want to charge you for registration

nah, i think who ever you spoke to is wrong, i'm sure she is already a British citizen. she should be able to apply for a british passport, thou i think its all at the HO discretion.

you need to send lots of stuff to them thou, your hubbies birth cert, yours, your daughters legitimised one, passports, marriage cert, and the kitchen sink,

good luck, and don't pay any more money to them

[Tiggers0608]

you're daughter is here then, you paid for a settlement visa for her ?

your daughter can't apply for citizenship, under 18yrs olds are not allowed, but she can register as british (nearly the same thing)

and they want to charge you for registration

nah, i think who ever you spoke to is wrong, i'm sure she is already a British citizen. she should be able to apply for a british passport, thou i think its all at the HO discretion.

you need to send lots of stuff to them thou, your hubbies birth cert, yours, your daughters legitimised one, passports, marriage cert, and the kitchen sink,

good luck, and don't pay any more money to them

Yes, sadly we paid 50,000 pesos for her settlement visa, coz we're applying her a british passport when we where in the phils but the lady at the UK embassy said my daughter can't apply for a brit passport bcoz her dad have to present in the embassy and sign the application in person.

so we don't really know what to do next:
wait for my ILR and put her name on it or
apply her for brit citizenship or
apply her for a brit passport or
or don't know anymore

thanks for all the info's its very helpful

[joebloggs]

Yes, sadly we paid 50,000 pesos for her settlement visa, coz we're applying her a british passport when we where in the phils but the lady at the UK embassy said my daughter can't apply for a brit passport bcoz her dad have to present in the embassy and sign the application in person.

so we don't really know what to do next:
wait for my ILR and put her name on it or
apply her for brit citizenship or
apply her for a brit passport or
or don't know anymore

thanks for all the info's its very helpful

can you get someone to try and get your daughters legitimised birth cert and send it to you ? if you can do that, phone up IPS and check again, if they say yes she can apply, then apply for it, if by a small chance she is refused, then she can still go on your ILR as your dependant. so your only risking what i child passport cost, which is i think £46 !!.

[Tiggers0608]

can you get someone to try and get your daughters legitimised birth cert and send it to you ? if you can do that, phone up IPS and check again, if they say yes she can apply, then apply for it, if by a small chance she is refused, then she can still go on your ILR as your dependant. so your only risking what i child passport cost, which is i think £46 !!.

Thanks for all the help joe and yes i already asked my sis to get the legitimate birt cert of my daughter from NSO. Hopefully by then we can apply her a brit passport

thanks so much

i wonder if the Phil embassy here do that also ... NSO legitimate BC