UK Passport for my Thai/UK son

[colinchaffers]

I'm in UK national, have a Thai wife, we have a 18 month old son and live in Thailand. I would just check the latest documents needed for my son's passport application. This is the list from the UK HM Passport website, it seems a long list.

 

1. My birth certificate (full showing both parents)

2. Wife's birth certificate (translated and certified)

3. Sons birth certificate

4. 2 documents showing my address, do they need to be translated?

5. Marriage certificate (translated and certified)

6.Both our passports

7. Wife's change of name (translated and certified)

 

All the originals should have colour photocopies

 

Kind regards

 

Colin

[blackcab]

Here's the list I used 9 months ago. Everything in Thai had to be translated. Nothing needed to be legalised.

 

Don't forget to get the application countersigned.

 

Edited November 11, 2016 by blackcab

[colinchaffers]

Many thanks mate

[blackcab]

On that list I supplied it says bio data page of parent's passports. I actually copied every page, and nothing was said about it being right or wrong.

[brewsterbudgen]

The good news is that once you have submitted all the documentation, the process is quite quick and painless.  The mother of my child is from Laos, and doesn't have a birth certificate, so I only had to submit a copy of her passport ID page.  Also, there is no requirement to be married.

[7by7]

14 hours ago, blackcab said:

Everything in Thai had to be translated. Nothing needed to be legalised.

 

True; but any translations should contain

• confirmation from the translator that it is an accurate translation of the original document  
• the date of the translation  
• the translator's full name and signature  
• the translator's contact details

[blackcab]

2 hours ago, 7by7 said:

 

True; but any translations should contain

• confirmation from the translator that it is an accurate translation of the original document  
• the date of the translation  
• the translator's full name and signature  
• the translator's contact details

 

I used a translation company that added an ink stamp to the bottom of the translations that contained this information.

Edited November 12, 2016 by blackcab

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18 hours ago, blackcab said:

 

I used a translation company that added an ink stamp to the bottom of the translations that contained this information.

Just a matter of interest, does the translation doucment need to get certified by the Thai MFA?

[blackcab]

24 minutes ago, post said:

Just a matter of interest, does the translation doucment need to get certified by the Thai MFA?

 

No.

[7by7]

4 hours ago, post said:

Just a matter of interest, does the translation doucment need to get certified by the Thai MFA?

 

For a UK visa application, as blackcab says it does not.

 

However, other countries, e.g. the Schengen states, do require MFA certification; so it's worth considering in case you ever want a side trip to Europe.