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    first time baby UK passport ETA?

    My wife and I (both British passport holders) are expecting our 2nd baby on 21st May, and have flights booked to the UK from HK on 10th July. What is the best way to apply for the baby's passport, given that it is not yet born, and that we have heard there are long delays in getting the passports back from the office in Liverpool?


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    May be best to delay your flight a bit!! Takes about 6 weeks now I believe.


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    I think this will be impossible.


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    I agree. Seems like it is taking 6-8 weeks -- assuming you have all the paper work sorted out and submitted correctly.

    Apparently the local UK consulate does not verify your papers locally - so you have to wait for them to be processed in the UK to be told that you missed out on something or the other.


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    Quote Originally Posted by shri:
    Apparently the local US consulate does not verify your papers locally - so you have to wait for them to be processed in the UK to be told that you missed out on something or the other.
    Someone hasnt had their coffee yet, didnt know US still belonged to UK have i missed out on the latest Memo

    http://urbanlegends.about.com/librar...ion_cleese.htm
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    isn't possible to use hk sar passport to arrive and leave uk, apply uk passport then pick up later/post to friends/relatives uk address at a later date?

    do you have declare the child has another passport?


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    Quote Originally Posted by imparanoic:
    isn't possible to use hk sar passport to arrive and leave uk, apply uk passport then pick up later/post to friends/relatives uk address at a later date?

    do you have declare the child has another passport?
    Why would the child have an HKSAR passport?
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    If you need help applying try these guys http://www.britishpassports.com.hk/


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    Quote Originally Posted by Claire ex-ax:
    Why would the child have an HKSAR passport?
    op appears to indicate that their child will be born in HK and they both of uk passport holders, presumed they were born there.

    if child is born in HK, then he/she is eligible for HK sar passport and uk passport ( by descent), isn't that the best of both worlds and avoids this issue?

    thus, enter and leave uk with hk sar passport, while in uk apply for uk passport without any time limitations as they can pick it up any time in the future
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    Quote Originally Posted by imparanoic:
    op appears to indicate that their child will be born in HK and they both of uk passport holders, presumed they were born there.

    if child is born in HK, then he/she is eligible for HK sar passport and uk passport ( by descent), isn't that the best of both worlds and avoids this issue?

    thus, enter and leave uk with hk sar passport, while in uk apply for uk passport without any time limitations as they can pick it up any time in the future
    Not all UK passport holders are born here. And not all people born here are UK passport holders.

    Perhaps the OP will enlighten.

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