Help needed with passport.....all sorted now :)

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

teabag29 wrote: »

what about parents details,do i put my birth parents names who are on my birth certificate or my aunt and uncle who raised me as their daughter?

I would put down your aunt and uncle, then include what information you know, even if it is 'I can't provide details of my birth parents as I was made a ward of court at 12 weeks old and placed with relatives'.

Battleaxe44

The name on your birth certificate is the name required.

On the other part the names you are known by... use the name you are currently known by

If you aren't adopted it is your biological parents names required, they have to substantiate you are whom you are claiming to be

Fill in what you can and leave the rest blank.

Before doing this ring the passport help line.

heretolearn_2

Call the passport office for their advice.

The reason they want all the info is to trace that you really are who you say you are, so it needs to be your birth parents details unless you were officially adopted. They need to check you are a British citizen by checking the details of your birth- there's no point giving them details of people who aren't actually your parents in a legal sense, even if you naturally see them as your parents. Your aunt/mum must know their names, at least, as a starting point?

Ms_Chocaholic

Does any of the official paperwork (you mentioned Ward of Court) include the full details of your birth parents.

RAS

Your current legal name is the one on your birth certificate.

You might want to consider doing a deed poll changing your birth name to your usual name. That would permit you to get a passport in your usual name.

However your parents at birth remain the same.

You can do the deedpoll yourself but it needs to be sworn in front of a solicitor or other commissioner of oaths. Cost about £5-10.

The basic is

I "birth name" born (DoB), child of birth mother, father, or (address)declare that henceforth I will be known as "usual name" for all purposes.

Signed by me

Witnessed by Commissioner of oaths.

teabag29

Ok thanks, I know very little about my birth parents other than that they were both Irish but I was born in the UK as they came to live here as teenagers. I was born in 1980 so prior to 1983. I was never oficially adopted and have never seen any court papers but was told I was made a ward of court. I shall give the passport office a ring.

While im on the subject, once ive got my passport I want to apply for the childrens but their father is a schedule 1 offender, he shook my son when he was 6 months old and has never seen the children since. Ive never filled in a passport form before so dont know but will I need his details for the childrens passport or is my details enough? If i do need them how do I get round this because i dont want to contact him he's a dangerous man and I dont want to go down that road

Ms_Chocaholic

You will be able to buy a copy of your children's father's birth certificate, do you know where he was born - you won't have to contact him.

When you say your birth parents were Irish, do you mean Republic of Ireland (Southern Ireland) or Northern Ireland?

teabag29

Ms_Chocaholic wrote: »

You will be able to buy a copy of your children's father's birth certificate, do you know where he was born - you won't have to contact him.

When you say your birth parents were Irish, do you mean Republic of Ireland (Southern Ireland) or Northern Ireland?

I know his full name and where he was born but do i need any other info? My birth mother was born in Sligo which I think is Southern Ireland and I assume my father is from the same place though i'm not sure

mgdavid

teabag29 wrote: »

I know his full name and where he was born but do i need any other info? My birth mother was born in Sligo which I think is Southern Ireland and I assume my father is from the same place though i'm not sure

it gets interesting, you may not automatically be British?

meritaten

when I worked for passport office there was a space for legal name - and one for 'any other name you are known by'.
tbh it may be easier to change your name legally and then apply for a passport in that name. the aka could delay passport apps considerably while the legal name changes flew through.