Just picked it up last week.
Beware, this process is longer and more complicated than it used to be. The online application says to allow for 6 months - I would add extra time just to be safe.
(NB: this is for the first passport only, replacements passports are still straightforward and take 4 - 6 weeks).
The process starts with the online application which has been standard for a while. I submitted the documents requested at VFS Global in Phnom Penh tower, payment forms etc.
Weeks later I receive a letter by email (attached as pdf) requesting further documentation, all requiring translation into English. These were:
1. Immunization records of the applicant
2. Full ante-natal medical records and birth medical records
3. Family photographs from marriage to birth to after birth of applicant
4. Details of any other children who hold UK passports
5. Cambodian identity card held by mother and father (pretty sure we included these in the original application)
Once you've got all these, you'll then need to arrange another appointment at VFS to have the documents checked and sent to the UK (fortunately, they don't charge you for sending these).
After some time you'll then get another letter telling you to call a UK number to arrange an interview. This interview might be a month out from the date you call. The interview is held in VFS via Skype to the UK.
Then, a few weeks after that, the passport arrives.
Getting first British passport for British/Khmer kid
Fark me...what an absolute pain in the ass!
I'm not a negative person, I encourage people all the time...it's usually to f**k off! But, whatever.
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I got my kids first UK passport in 3.5 months last year. They did ask for further info like you say, but I could send it directly without involving VFS, and no interview.
I think it depends on how much info you provide the first time round - the more the better.
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I think it depends on how much info you provide the first time round - the more the better.
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Sounds very similar to my application last year, it took me several months. Also had to prove we were in the same country at time of conception which wasa pain in the ass as she had lost her passport. There was a time when I didn't think we were going to get it but it came through in the end.
The interview was an odd one, just wasn't sure what they were looking for.
The interview was an odd one, just wasn't sure what they were looking for.
The production of too many useful things results in too many useless people.(Marx)
Probably get one quicker if you're a ni...I mean negro, turning up in a container from Calais.
TheGrimReaper wrote: ↑Mon Sep 02, 2019 1:45 pmSlavedog, you do not belong on this forum as you talk too much sense.
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