Passport for a baby

spupazza

Hoping that this is the right section to talk about it, the situation is the following:

I have to do the passport for my baby, but I'm concerned about all the documents that I need to apply for. My boyfriend and I are not married but the baby has his surname. I went to the citizen information and they told me to fill a consent form that should be stamped by a solicitor. Is that right? Isn't the birth certificate a confirmation that I'm her guardian? How much should I pay the solicitor?
Is there any other ID document that I can require for my baby, because I need it in order to get a flight in 3 weeks?


Thank you very much for the answers.

sunnyside

I don't know the answer to your question but I'd say a phone call to the passport office would be the best place to start.

Talisman

Get the photos done.

Go to the Garda station with:
- Both your passports
- Two other forms of ID, one with a photo if possible (driver's license) but utility bills and credit card/bank statements or credit card should do
- The child's passport photos
- Birth certificate
- The child - the last one is particularly important

Some years ago my then girlfriend and myself went through the whole rigmarole getting a passport for our son and we had to make several trips before we had what the Garda on duty wanted.

It'll take a while to complete the forms in the presence of the Garda but if you have all the bits it'll only take one visit.

Apply for the passport via the post office - going to the passport office can be a disaster depending on who you get to deal with. A guy I worked with had to get photos redone because they were about a milimetre off centre.

The first time we applied for the child's passport we included both our passports and our birth certificates along with the child's birth certificate with the application form. We got a phone call about a week later to confirm a few details and the passports and birth certificates were returned in a few days.

The trick is to bombard them with all your documents so they have no excuses.

netopia

Is the father named on the birth cert?? Has he been appointed a guardian?? All these things are relevant to getting a passport.

Croc

spupazza wrote: »

Hoping that this is the right section to talk about it, the situation is the following:

I have to do the passport for my baby, but I'm concerned about all the documents that I need to apply for. My boyfriend and I are not married but the baby has his surname. I went to the citizen information and they told me to fill a consent form that should be stamped by a solicitor. Is that right? Isn't the birth certificate a confirmation that I'm her guardian? How much should I pay the solicitor?
Is there any other ID document that I can require for my baby, because I need it in order to get a flight in 3 weeks?


Thank you very much for the answers.

Talisman is correct.


As for your question, I went to the citizen information and they told me to fill a consent form that should be stamped by a solicitor. Is that right?
Yes and No. The purpose of the consent form is exacly as it says, basically each of you sign it to say that you are consenting to the issue of a passport for the baby " The idea being that one of you can't get a passport for the child without the others consent" It can be witnessed by a number of people including Bank Manager, Priest etc thay are all listed on the form. The guard can also do it at the station, but you have to sign it in front of who ever is witnessing it. Also make sure you can identify yourself to to the person witnesssing it, unless of course they know you. I would'ent go to a solicitor as they are gonna charge you

The best solution would be get the whole lot done in the Garda Station, your local one if possible

spupazza

Thanks everyone, I had it all sorted out.

I went to the solicitors because, being italian, I needed to certified that I'm the only guardian.
I'm waiting to receive it now.;)

spupazza

just a question...in order to travel in Europe, does my baby need the passport or is there another ID that I can apply for her? IF yes, where I should go to apply?

RockinLola

If its comes up for some one with no father in the picture (and even if his name is NOT on the birthcert !) you will need a signed afidavit from a solicitor too when your applying.