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Passport office wanting GREAT Grandmother’s birth certificate

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FunWithFlagz · 05/07/2024 12:07

(edited by MNHQ at request of OP)
I’m trying to get a passport for my granddaughter. She lives with me permanently. I’ve had an email asking for MY mothers birth certificate because I was born after 01/01/1983 so my not automatically be a British citizen. My mum is abroad on an extended boomer retirement holiday and her house is 120 miles away. Sending off for a copy would take 15 working days and I fly in 4 weeks…

Has anyone heard of such batshittery before? I never had to send my mums birth certificate when I got my own kids passports!

AIBU to think that this is insane and this passport officer is clearly bonkers?

OP posts:
Soontobe60 · 05/07/2024 12:18

Has your granddaughter not already got a birth certificate?

Cathbrownlow · 05/07/2024 12:17

I sent an email for a copy of a birth certificate and they emailed a copy back within days.

DuckBee · 05/07/2024 12:16

Also is it worth ringing them in case they have got confused and think you are the mother?

ApoodlecalledPenny · 05/07/2024 12:15

I recently did a passport application for my mother (who is 80) and had to send details from her parents marriage certificate as proof of eligibility. It does seem like massive overkill. You can get replacement certificates from the GRO for a fairly small fee, I think it was £10 to get the one I needed. Might save a bit of time if your mum is away for a long while.

DuckBee · 05/07/2024 12:15

Can't you order from www.gro.gov.uk or ring the register office for where she was born for a copy?

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