Passport

[DaisyD123]

Hi, has anyone applied for a passport for their little one pre the legal adoption going through? If yes who filled in / signed as 'parent' on the form?

We waited, but if my memory serves me right, the SW and the Birth Parent would need to agree.

Easier to wait unless urgent to go abroad.

When you apply post court order you will need the 'long' birth certificate, so make sure you get one of those after court (you will only get short by default, or that's how it used to be).

I think the SW would need to provide LA permission to take LO out of country before AO too, wouldn't they? But to answer your question, I suspect the LA would need to sign because the child is still legally looked after at this stage.

I think it's the one thing you need the bio parent to sign.

We waited and then applied as soon as we got AO

Our ds has been home two years and we have not got his passport and go on first holiday abroad this year.

Is it urgent you go abroad before adoption order?

After placement pre adoption order the Adoptive parents Borth parents and Local Authority share parental responsibility.

The adoption placement plan may give advice on how it is to operate and the adoption panel should be able to advise.

"4.22 When a child is accommodated, or placed in foster care or for adoption where there is no Care Order or interim Care Order
a) The local authority acquires parental responsibility by the signing of section 19
consent, PR is shared with the parents and guardians and with the prospective
adopter[s] from the date of placement. "

Hi, we are at the pre-AO stage and in the process of applying for LO's passport. BP filled in the form and LA signed it off. There are also two passport photos which need to be signed by the LA or whoever has known the child for at least 2years. Once we get LO's passport we would need to get a letter/permission from LA before travelling abroad.
Good luck!

We needed a passport for LO between placement and adoption. I had to get the LA/SW to sign the paperwork, and then I had to take LO up to the passport office (by special appointment- all organized on the phone) with the photos, passport paperwork and LA letter. They posted the passport on to us. We also needed a letter from SS to travel with LO once we got the passport. We did not have loads of time to wait for a passport (I think there were extensive delays at the time) so that may have been why I had to go up the passport office. It was the first long journey I had done with (very hyperactive) LO in the car and he was sick- it was quite an experience for us both! Best to avoid that if there is time and it can be done by post.

Hi , my adopted children have passports in their birth surnames, now we have the adoption certificates we want to change the names on the passports, has anyone done this, what documents do we need to send.
It all seems very confusing.

drestel There was a very helpful phone line in the past who could help you, so I'd find the government webpage and phone.

You will however I think need at least to send back the old passports and send the new long adoption (birth) certificate, and possibly a copy of the adoption order.

Yes we did take our son to Cyprus (Home grown son's wedding) prior to adoption order. SW arranged passport and other legalities. However a word of warning on boarding the plane as his surname was different to ours he was placed in a seat at the other end of the plane. He had complex needs , it was rapidly sorted out.

We went away a couple of months before the AO was granted. SW did the paperwork, and BM didn't sign anything as she'd disappeared.
SW also gave us a letter to take if we were stopped (LO having a different name to me and my husband) but we weren't!

As soon as we had the AO and birth certificate we sent everything off to change his passport to his new name.