British Passport Application For Surrogate Child

• Page Contents
• Overview
• Parental Order Application
• Documents For British Passport
• How Can We Help?
• Our Fixed Fees
• Other Related Services

You can apply for British passport for the surrogate child after you have obtained the parental order from the family court and you are a British Citizen otherwise than by descent. An application for British passport for surrogate child is made online from outside the UK. In many instances, the complex nature of surrogacy will mean that an application for a UK passport will also be complex as a result of which the processing time of the British passport application may be longer than the standard service standard for British passpport application from overseas.

Our specialist team of child visa solicitors can provide expert immigration advice and legal services on fixed fee basis concerning your surrogate child;s application for British passport. Ask a question to our specialist team of immigration solicitors for free immigration advice online concerning your UK visa and immigration matter or book an appointment online for detailed immigration advice with our specialist immigration solicitor in relation to your surrogate child's application for British passport.

Application For Parental Order After Child's Birth

Once your child is born, you will need to become the child’s legal parent. More information on how to do this can be found online Surrogacy: legal rights of parents and surrogates.

A Parental Order can only be made by the court in England and Wales after the child has reached the UK. Pursuant to 54 and 54A of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008, at least one of the intended parents (or the intended parent in the case of single applicants) must be domiciled in the UK or the Chanel islands or the Isle of Man, and the child must be living with the intended parent or parents in the UK at the time of the Parental Order application. Further, Parental Orders may only be granted where at least one parent has a genetic link to the child. There are various other conditions that need to be met.

The process is different if you live in Scotland or Northern Ireland. More information is contained in the guidance: Surrogacy: legal rights of parents and surrogates.

Our specialist team of immigration solicitor can provide expert immigration advice and legal representations for your surrogate child's application for British passport. We can provide fast, friendly and reliable fixed fee legal services in relation to your surrogate child's application for British passport.

Documents For British Passport For Surrogate Child

You will need to provide a number of documents in support of your application for a British passport for your child or children. Our specialist team of immigration lawyers can help you with this application. You will need to provide:

• documentation regarding your surrogacy arrangement including any legal agreements – signed by all parties
• medical evidence if your surrogacy arrangement has involved fertility treatment; and/or documentation from the surrogacy organisation about the circumstances of the surrogacy
• any pre or post birth court orders issued in the country where the surrogacy procedure and/or birth took place
• consent from the surrogate mother confirming that she has given up any rights to the child and where relevant from her husband if married at the time of conception or in line with local laws
• documentation confirming the marital status and identity of the surrogate mother
• birth certificate
• proof that your child has a claim to British nationality
• proof of your identity (for example, your passport or birth certificate)
• proof of your marriage or civil partnership (if this is relevant to your application)

How Can We Help?

We can represent you in your application for British passport and carry out all the work on your application until decision is made by the HM Passport Office (HMPO) on your British passport application. The casework to be carried out by our immigration solicitors in relation to your application for British passport will entail the following:

• Assessing your eligibility to British passport by considering your nationality status;
• Advising you on the relevant laws, procedures and requirements for an application for British passport;
• Advising you on the relevant documents to be submitted in support of your British passport application;
• Completing the relevant application form for British passport application;
• Preparing cover letter in support of your British passport application explaining in detail your eligibility for British passport;
• Submitting the application for British passport to HM Passport Office (HMPO) and liaising with the HM Passport Office until decision is made by the HM Passport Office on your British passport application.

Our Fixed Fees For British Passport Application For Surrogate Child

• Our child visa solicitors will charge a fixed fee ranging from £1,500 to £2,500 (no VAT) for your child's application for British passport as a surrogate child. The agreed fixed will depend on the complexity of the application and the volume of work involved in the British passport application. You can get a fixed fee quote online for your surrogate child's application for first British passport.
• Our fixed fee for the British passport application does not cover any disbursements e.g. HMPO fee for the British passport application and the applicant has to separately pay the application fee for the British passport.

Other Related Services

• Right Of Abode Application For Surrogate Child
• Indefinite Leave To Enter (ILE) For Surrogate Child
• ILR As A Surrogate Child
• Limited Leave To Enter As A Surrogate Child
• Registration Of Surrogate Child As A British Citizen