Birth Registration at Indian Embassy(Babies)

Here are the steps compiled, in case you need Indian Passport for babies born in UK.

Step 1 - Get UK Birth Certificate for baby

a. Get the long and short birth certificate. Short certificate copies you dont get only copies for long certificate are available

b. Get atleast 5-6 extra copies, they usually charge £5 each copy. Take it as you never know when you will need it

c. Make photocopies and keep also

 

Step 2 - Register you Baby for getting Indian Birth Certificate.

Link - http://www.hcilondon.in/counslateservice.html (this gives you the steps)

a. Fill registration form online (select - For Registration of birth of a minor child at an Indian Consulate under Section 4(1) of the citizenship act, 1955)

http://indiancitizenshiponline.nic.in/ic_form_public.aspx (this is where you will find the form)

b. List of documents will be listed when you select the above mentioned form

c. Baby's passport size pictures to upload and hard copies to submit

 

List of documents

i. Copy of birth certificate of the child (both long and short)

ii. Copy of most recent Indian passport of both parents (if recent does not have UK visa then copy of UK visa). Each one of you should sign the pages of your respective passport copy. 

iii. Copy of marriage certificate of parents (both of you sign it)

iv. Declaration letter that child does not old passport of any other country. mak an affidavit mentioning that the child does not hold passport of nay other country and you have not applied also. Alos, mention that parents also do not hold passport of any other country. This should be signed by both of you. (I dont have this to share with you as I got it from someone in the queue and signed and submitted)

v. Hard copy of baby's picture

vi. Copy of submitted online form

Note:-

1. Needs to upload minor child passport size photograph and parent signature. 2. Image Dimension of Photograph should be 100(Width) * 120(Hight) Pixel only.  3. Image Dimension of Signature should be 140(Width) * 60(Hight) Pixel only. 4. Ensure that the size of the scanned images are not more than 20kb. 5. Uploading images should be in jpg format only.   6. Use the Microsoft picture manager for resizing the images d. Goto Indian Consulate which is in Aldwych (best way to reach is goto waterloo sttion and once you come out on the right hand side there is a  bus stop of 76, 28 etc. the third stop is aldwych, take any bus from there. The consulate is opposite where the bus will drop you) They give out tokens from 8:30am-12pm and they strictly close the token counter at 11:59. Go early and stand in queue at 7 or 7:30am,then your number will come before they break for lunch e. Take authorisation tter from your wife so that if you need to sign on her behalf you can f. They will charge you £34. Take exact change g. He will give you a receipt an tell you whe you can come and collect the registration cert which is nothing but an Indian birth certificate h. Make photo copies of it   Step 3 - Apply for passport for baby Link - http://www.hcilondon.in/passport.html a. You need 4 passport photographs with white background. We clicked these at home and then took prnts from boots. b. Same documents as above (if new passport does not have UK visa then also take copy of old passport which has UK visa alongwith the most recent passport booklet)+ registartion cert that you received from Indian consulate c. Passport Application Form d. They will chrge you £36. Take exact change