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Application form to order a copy of a birth certificate registered in England and Wales.
You can apply for or renew a British passport while you're visiting the UK - as long as you expect to be in the UK for long enough
Application form for British applicants outside the UK.
How to fill in your passport application form and provide a correct photo.
You must use form LA1 to apply to re-register a child’s birth following the marriage or civil partnership of natural parents.
The government will introduce new fees for passport applications on 10 April 2025.
If you were adopted you can access your birth records or get on the Adoption Contact Register to find birth relatives - how to apply, forms and information for birth relatives
Correct the original registration with the register office or GRO - find out what corrections can be made, who can apply, how long it takes, what they look like
Re-register your child’s birth to add the father's name to the birth record or certificate at the register office
Form GRO 185 to apply to re-register a child's birth and add the natural father's details.
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