First Child Passport Application | Child Passport

Digital Check & Send: How it works

Our Passport Digital Check & Send service helps you get your application right first time with no paper forms to fill in for just £16, bringing the full fee for your child's first passport to £65.00

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When you’re in branch ask for the Digital Check & Send Service.

We will help you complete a digital application on one of our tablets.

We’ll take your child’s photo

The photo we take will be compliant with HM Passport Office guidelines and used as part of their application.

We’ll check it’s right

We will check your supporting documents to make sure they meet all the necessary requirements.

We’ll submit your digital application

We will submit your application electronically and send off your supporting documents to HM Passport Office by Special Delivery.

You’ll receive your child’s passport from HM Passport Office in the post.

You can use this service if:

Your child is under 16
You don't need a passport urgently
You have and can access an email address
You can pay the passport fee with one of the following cards: MasterCard/Visa/Visa Electron/Visa Debit/Maestro

What you need:

Birth/Adoption certificate or registration certificate
Parent’s passport details or birth certificates (if applicable)
Date of Parent’s marriage (if applicable)
Grandparent’s documents (if applicable)
A digital referee to confirm your child’s identity (see below)

You will need someone who can confirm your child's identity

As it’s your child’s first UK passport you need to provide details of someone who can confirm their identity.

This person will be emailed and asked to confirm your identity. Please check with them before you start the application that they are happy to be contacted for confirmation.

We will need their: 

Email address
Name

The person confirming your identity must:

Have known the parent/guardian making the application for the child for at least 2 years
Must not be related, in a relationship with or living at the same address as the applicant or the person making the application
Be 18 or older
Have a current UK passport and live in the UK

Prefer a paper application?

Get your paper application right first time.

Paper Check & Send

Digital Check & Send: FAQs

How much does the digital check & send service cost?

Our Digital Check & Send service costs £16.00. The fee includes your photo and delivery to the HM Passport Office. This is on top of the fee due to HM Passport Office (See below).

	Passport fee	Post Office fee	Total
Adult Digital Check & Send	£75.50	£16.00	£91.50
Child Digital Check & Send	£49.00	£16.00	£65.00

What documents are required to prove a change of name?

Have you changed your name by marriage or civil partnership?

Marriage certificate, or
Civil partnership certificate

Are you are going back to your maiden or unmarried name? Or to a previous name once used?

one document from List A below
a signed statement saying that you now use your maiden name for all purposes
your birth certificate
your marriage certificate showing both names
your decree absolute (if applicable)
evidence of all previous names from List B below

Do you want to travel in your new name shortly after getting married or forming a civil partnership?

Completed PD2 form (post dated form)
See www.gov.uk/changing-passport-information for advice and to download the PD2 form.

Are you changing the name on a child passport?

a signed statement from everyone that has parental responsibility for the child saying they give permission to the name change, or
a court order allowing the change of name and both of the following:
one piece of evidence from List A below
at least one piece of evidence from List B below

Are you are changing the spelling of your name slightly? e.g. Bryan to Brian, changing the order your forenames appear in your passport or dropping a forename?

You must provide either:

one document from List A and one document from List B below, or
two documents from List A below

Are you changing your name following gender re-assignment?

Gender recognition certificate or re-registered birth certificate
Or alternatively a letter from your doctor or medical consultant together with:
one document from List A below, and
at least one document from List B below

Are you changing your name for any other reason?

one document from List A below, and
at least one document from List B below

List A – please provide one document which confirms your name in current use

Tax record eg a letter from a tax authority
National identity card or equivalent
Employment record eg an official letter from your employer
Visa or residence permit
Educational record eg a school report
Letter sent to you from a central, regional or local government department
Driving Licence
Medical/health card
Voter’s card
Bank statement
Baptism/Confirmation certificate

List B – please provide one document that shows each name change that has taken place

Marriage certificate
Civil partnership certificate
Gender recognition certificate
Enrolled deed poll
Un-enrolled deed poll (change of name deed) signed in both your old and new names
Certificate of naturalisation or registration
Statutory declaration or affidavit signed in your new name
Birth certificate (upon re-registration)
Certificate from the Court of the Lord Lyon of Scotland
Adoption order/certificate

Can I track my Digital Check & Send application?

HM Passport Office will text or email you at each stage of the application process. They’ll tell you when:

Your passport renewal application has been received.
Your old passport has been received.
Your application has been approved.
Your new passport is on its way.

You can track your application using the link and reference on your Digital Check & Send receipt. Remember to keep it safe.

Is this digital check & send service available in welsh?

How do I know if my passport is damaged?

HM Passport Office classes a passport as damaged if:

details are indecipherable
the laminate has lifted enough to allow the possibility of photo substitution
discolouration to the bio-data page
chemical or ink spillage on any page
missing or detached pages
the chip or antenna shows through the end paper on the back cover for the new style e-passports
the chip has been identified as damaged after investigation

How can I get in touch?

Digital Check & Send: How it works

Digital Check & Send: Preparing for your child’s application

You will need someone who can confirm your child's identity

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