in need of help making a british passport for my thai baby

in need of help making a british passport for my thai baby.
Does any one have experience with making a British passport for a thai baby in Thailand or the UK?
i am in London, my wife is in Udonthani. i am returning to Thailand over christmas.
i will be applying for a settelment visa for my wife.
i would like to make a british passport for my child before making the visa application.
is there a way of making a British passport for my thai baby in the uk?
any help would be great.
thanks H

OT has read your book twice and thought it was something else - had me falling off my chair with laughter.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/celeb ... -hell.html

How come your having a problem with passports ?

OT................

All the details you need are on the C2 Application form.
Your biggest prob will be to get someone to authenticate the photo's (that's after you get the baby to sit still long enough to have the pic taken).

I wouldn't get the passport until the baby is one year old, as they only last 5 years, so you don't want to have to get a child passport renewal (aged 15) and then an Adult passport (aged 16).

If you are legally married - and your name is on the Birth certificate as the father - then you can get a Thai passport and then using English translations get the British Embassy to validate it as having the right of entry into the UK - this may be easier and cheaper - also no problems about getting visas on long trips back to Thailand

YOUR BABY IS THAI

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/briti ... ornabroad/

You need to prove your UK citizenship at the time of application for the childs passport, All you need is your passport or your birth certificate. I was told the babies passport proves "citizenship" as there is no real UK citizenship thing.

You have to make sure the photos are SPOT ON as they tell you to do them, you have to get a picture of the baby just like you do for an adult.

Once you have all that together then just send off the application to the embassy and you will get the babies passport back in a couple of weeks

make sure the pictures are right!!!!

You have to make sure the photos are SPOT ON as they tell you to do them, you have to get a picture of the baby just like you do for an adult.

There are certain "concessions" allowed with childrens photo's.

Under 1 year do not need their eyes open
Under 5 must be "clear image that is a true likeness of the child"
because young children can be difficult to photograph, children ged 5 and under do not need to have a neutral expresion. Also acceptable is glare on glasses or pictures with the head at a slight angle. Also children under 5 do not need to look directly at the camera.
Photographs for all children aged six and over must meet the full standards with the exception that children under 11 may show a head size between 21mm and 34mm high instead of the adult requirement of 29mm - 34mm high

stattointhailand wrote:You have to make sure the photos are SPOT ON as they tell you to do them, you have to get a picture of the baby just like you do for an adult.

There are certain "concessions" allowed with childrens photo's.

Under 1 year do not need their eyes open
Under 5 must be "clear image that is a true likeness of the child"
because young children can be difficult to photograph, children ged 5 and under do not need to have a neutral expresion. Also acceptable is glare on glasses or pictures with the head at a slight angle. Also children under 5 do not need to look directly at the camera.
Photographs for all children aged six and over must meet the full standards with the exception that children under 11 may show a head size between 21mm and 34mm high instead of the adult requirement of 29mm - 34mm high

Interesting, seems you are right and what i was told is wrong. The Aussie passport office show no mercy, kids the same as adults with no exceptions whatsoever. We ended up in a place in Non Sung where they did a fantastic job

Hello hd.If I remember rightly you need a C2 form,which you can download from U.K.Embassy website.The birth certificate of the baby plus photo.Also you will need your passport AND your own birth certificate,original not copy.You can use the postal service,which was mentioned in an earlier post,or you can go to the Embassy in person,supply them with required documents and fee and then return the following day to pick up the passport.This is what I did for my youngest.However,this was nearly 3 years ago,so it might have changed.Cheers.

I am in the middle of doing this now. I have 3 of the horrible little blighters. I wasn't married when the first one was born which makes it more difficult, after 2006 I think they changed the rules so it didn't matter if you were married or not. For the bastard kid I have to fill in a "Domicile Form", which the British Embassy said they would send me but never did and attend an interview. For the other 2 which I was married when they were born it isn't really a problem. I have copied and pasted what the Embassy sent me below.

Before processing an application, Original documents are required plus one photocopy of each supporting document. All originals will be returned at the time of application. We require translations (ie official translations from a licensed translator) of any document(s) not in English. We need to see:
• Child’s official birth certificate, issued by the Thai District Office. We will follow the names as they appear on the local document.
• Documentary evidence of father and/or mother’s nationality status – UK FULL VERSION birth certificate, naturalisation or registration certificate.
• Parents’ marriage certificate
• For children born on/after 1 July 2006, it is no longer a requirement for the parents of the child to be legally married
• Evidence that any previous marriages of the parents have been dissolved – divorce or death certificate as appropriate
• Both parents’ passports
• Child’s Thai passport (if applicable)
• We need the full version birth certificate of the parent transmitting nationality (ie with both parents’ names on it). If you do not already have your (full) birth certificate, you may obtain if from the General Register Officer http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/

Hope this helps
Regards
Jim

thank you very much everyone
H