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Grand parents details - First Passport application
Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 11:21 am
by BACK_TO_GB
Dear All,
I need to fill in gradparents details on section 8 for my passport application. This seems to be quite complectaed as on the form itself it says:
fill in Name , town & country of birth, date of birth and date of marriage of your father parents & your mother parents...
However on the guidance notes it only asks for date of marriage (not dates of birth)
my question is: I have dates (birth & Marriage) and all info for my mother's parents (grandfather & grandmaother) BUT I dont have dates of birth or date of marriage fully for my fathers parents...
Is this going to be a problem? is it required ? and also there is absolutely no way all this info can go on the space provided in section 8 !!
any help with answers will be appreciated please. thank you
Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 12:06 pm
by jogeg
If you are naturalised, then you do not need grandparents details. On my application, I just put in there, Grandparents details unknown and it was processed without any queries.
Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 12:07 pm
by Jambo
Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 12:34 pm
by BACK_TO_GB
ok that is great - Thanks both Jambo & jogeg -- its not actually specifically mentioned in the guidance notes at all - its speaks about supporting docs but not the need to fill in that part or not if you are Naturalized... but I get the idea and it makes sense!
one more (silly question) just to confirm that the certificate number is that 7 digits (all digits) number just above refrence number... correct? (it is not the one starting with C letter at the bottom of the certificate!?)
thanks,
Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 12:49 pm
by BACK_TO_GB
Also I have another query just to be sure...
My current passport covers the last 5 years so it was ok for ILR & Citezenship application... But it was not the passport I entered UK with back in 2007. that old passport expired and was also cancelled by my embassy with a "cancelled" stamp on the first ID pages...
my question is: as per gudance notes I think I need to send the two passports? is that correct ? in other words although the old passport is cancelled and expired, but it was the passport i used to enter uk ... so do I need to send it too?
thanks,
Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 1:46 pm
by jogeg
Correct, you need to send all passports you have, both expired and current.
Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 4:10 pm
by Jambo
BACK_TO_GB wrote:ok that is great - Thanks both Jambo & jogeg -- its not actually specifically mentioned in the guidance notes at all - its speaks about supporting docs but not the need to fill in that part or not if you are Naturalized... but I get the idea and it makes sense!
one more (silly question) just to confirm that the certificate number is that 7 digits (all digits) number just above refrence number... correct? (it is not the one starting with C letter at the bottom of the certificate!?)
thanks,
Yes. The certificate number (all digits), not the HO reference number (which starts with the first letter of your surname + numbers).
Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 4:10 pm
by Jambo
BACK_TO_GB wrote:Also I have another query just to be sure...
My current passport covers the last 5 years so it was ok for ILR & Citezenship application... But it was not the passport I entered UK with back in 2007. that old passport expired and was also cancelled by my embassy with a "cancelled" stamp on the first ID pages...
my question is: as per gudance notes I think I need to send the two passports? is that correct ? in other words although the old passport is cancelled and expired, but it was the passport i used to enter uk ... so do I need to send it too?
thanks,
Check the FAQ.
Current passport is enough.