Childs First Passport

[Aur0ra]

Has anyone done this recently? Any idea on timescales? What documents did you send in?

I applied online for my daughters first passport, uploaded photo, provided email address for a person to verify the photo (this has been completed) and provided my passport information.
I had to send in her birth certificate of which I have done however it was also asking me to send mine or her fathers in, I don't have mine and her dad playing awkward so I haven't been able to send that.

I did ring the passport office and they said they can verify with my passport number so I'm hoping that I wasn't misinformed (and I will have to apply for my birth certificate after all).

[AJS84]

I applied online for my son's first passport on the 17th January. They only asked for his birth certificate which I sent off straight away. They recieved his birth certificate on the 24th. We had to submit a new photo as the first wasn't accepted so that added a few extra days. The application was approved on the 12th February and we recieved his passport a few days later. So it took less than a month from applying to receive it.

[Aur0ra]

Originally Posted by AJS84

I applied online for my son's first passport on the 17th January. They only asked for his birth certificate which I sent off straight away. They recieved his birth certificate on the 24th. We had to submit a new photo as the first wasn't accepted so that added a few extra days. The application was approved on the 12th February and we recieved his passport a few days later. So it took less than a month from applying to receive it.

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Thank you, I’m hoping my daughters will be fairly straightforward!

[KSB8989]

I applied online on 28/01 for my daughter’s first passport and it arrived exactly two weeks later. 👍😁

[Aur0ra]

Originally Posted by KSB8989

I applied online on 28/01 for my daughter’s first passport and it arrived exactly two weeks later. 👍😁

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Fab! What documents did you send in?

[Disneyleo]

I didn’t send any documents off for my kids first passports other than their birth certificate. just wrote my passport number which was actually out of date. Came back no probs.

[Alices Aunt]

You also need to check if the person who's email address you have given responded? Often it is the reference person who delays things - are they still called a countersignature?

[KSB8989]

Originally Posted by Aur0ra

Fab! What documents did you send in?

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Only her birth certificate. The online system keeps you up to date with emails & text messages at all the different stages.

[Aur0ra]

Originally Posted by Alices Aunt

You also need to check if the person who's email address you have given responded? Often it is the reference person who delays things - are they still called a countersignature?

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Yes that was completed no problem 🙂

[Aur0ra]

Originally Posted by KSB8989

Only her birth certificate. The online system keeps you up to date with emails & text messages at all the different stages.

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It has been on processing for a while now, it is a very good system for keeping updated, just want to nudge it along to the next stage now 🙂