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Re: Are there two types of UK birth certificate?
« Reply #36 on: Thursday 12 October 17 11:40 BST (UK) »
There are probably different requirements for different countries.  We are in the UK. (Hope the EU doesn't get sniffy about short/long certificates when we are no longer members.)
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Re: Are there two types of UK birth certificate?
« Reply #37 on: Thursday 12 October 17 12:57 BST (UK) »
Quote from: larkspur on Wednesday 11 October 17 16:33 BST (UK)
My husband had to get a full birth certificate to apply for his passport, a short one would not do.
http://www.passports-office.co.uk/blog/passport_birth_certificate_short_long/

Since 1983 (I think), birth in the UK alone hasn’t been sufficient to qualify you for a British passport. You need to prove that your parents are/were lawfully in the UK too.  This was to do with illegal migrants having children in the UK, getting passports for them and then arguing they should be allowed to stay as they had a British child.  So now if an illegal migrant has a child in the UK, it has no right to a British passport and no automatic right to residency.

So I would guess that the requirement for the long birth certificate is in some way connected with proving your parents were British Citizens, or at least lawfully settled in the UK at the time of your birth.  Something like that.
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Re: Are there two types of UK birth certificate?
« Reply #38 on: Thursday 12 October 17 14:29 BST (UK) »
mmmm Elwyn, hubby had to go for an interview too at the nearest passport office.
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Re: Are there two types of UK birth certificate?
« Reply #39 on: Thursday 12 October 17 14:31 BST (UK) »
Quote from: larkspur on Thursday 12 October 17 14:29 BST (UK)
mmmm Elwyn, hubby had to go for an interview too at the nearest passport office.

That's standard with first time applicants, and in certain other situations. To prevent identity fraud.
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Re: Are there two types of UK birth certificate?
« Reply #40 on: Friday 13 October 17 11:42 BST (UK) »
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hubby had to go for an interview too at the nearest passport office.

I've never heard of that before, some of my adult grandsons recently bought passports for the first time and they didn't have to have an interview.  One of them doesn't even have a driving licence as id and still lives at home, so no other id to offer, apart from a bank card.

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Re: Are there two types of UK birth certificate?
« Reply #41 on: Friday 13 October 17 13:57 BST (UK) »
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Re: Are there two types of UK birth certificate?
« Reply #42 on: Friday 13 October 17 14:03 BST (UK) »
My sister got her first passport 2 years ago aged 63 and she had to go for an interview. The rule came out awhile ago as I remember reading about it.
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Re: Are there two types of UK birth certificate?
« Reply #43 on: Friday 13 October 17 14:30 BST (UK) »
Quote from: larkspur on Friday 13 October 17 13:57 BST (UK)
https://www.gov.uk/apply-first-adult-passport/your-passport-interview

Oh this is the official site  ;D

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Re: Are there two types of UK birth certificate?
« Reply #44 on: Friday 13 October 17 17:26 BST (UK) »
Quote from: medpat on Friday 13 October 17 14:03 BST (UK)
My sister got her first passport 2 years ago aged 63 and she had to go for an interview. The rule came out awhile ago as I remember reading about it.

Are they actually going to interview everyone over 16 who wants a first passport?  There will be a huge backup.
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