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| 3 | +$!You must register the birth in the country where the child was born. You'll be given a local birth certificate.$! |
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| 5 | +You can also register the birth with the UK authorities. You must: |
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| 7 | +s1. Check that you have the right documents. |
| 8 | +s2. Print out and fill in the birth registration form. |
| 9 | +s3. Pay. |
| 10 | +s4. Post your documents and the form. |
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| 12 | +##1. Check your documents |
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| 14 | +^Send English translations of all foreign documents. Use an [approved translator](/government/publications/portugal-list-of-translators-and-interpreters) and include their name and address with your application. Don't send laminated documents.^ |
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| 16 | +You must send the original versions of: |
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| 18 | +- the child’s full local birth certificate (‘assento de nascimento’) - it must have both parents’ names |
| 19 | +- the hospital declaration of live birth (if the hospital’s name is not on your child’s birth certificate) |
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| 21 | +- the long version of the parent’s birth certificate showing the child’s grandparents’ details (for parents who were born in the UK) |
| 22 | +- the parent’s naturalisation or registration certificate (for parents who weren’t born in the UK) |
| 23 | +- the parents’ marriage or civil partnership certificate (if applicable) |
| 24 | +- evidence that the parents’ previous marriages or civil partnerships have ended (eg divorce or death certificates) |
| 25 | +- change of name documents (if either parent has ever changed their name) |
| 26 | +- a letter from the parent’s employer if they’re working abroad as a UK civil servant, EU civil servant, diplomat or member of HM Forces (for British parents) |
| 27 | +- written evidence if the parent was born overseas while one of their own parents was working abroad as a UK civil servant, EU civil servant, diplomat or member of HM Forces (for British parents) |
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| 29 | +You must also send photocopies of: |
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| 31 | +- the photo page of the child’s British passport if they have one |
| 32 | +- the photo pages of both parents’ current passports regardless of nationality (if you don't have a passport, send a copy of another identity document that has a photo) |
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| 34 | +%Your application will be rejected if the documents aren’t authentic, don’t confirm the child’s identity or don’t prove that the child has a claim to British nationality. The registration fee won’t be refunded.% |
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| 36 | +##2. Fill in the application form |
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| 38 | +Print out and fill in the [application form](/government/publications/application-to-register-an-overseas-birth). |
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| 40 | +##3. Pay |
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| 42 | +You should pay online for the registration. Email <birthregistrationenquiries@fco.gov.uk> if you’re unable to pay online. |
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| 44 | +The registration fee does not include any copies of the certificate, but you can order them at the same time. Cheaper copies will be available from the General Register Office or the National Records Office of Scotland, but only from November the year after you register. |
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| 46 | +Once you’ve paid you will be given a reference number to use on your birth registration form. |
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| 48 | +Service | Fee |
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| 50 | +Register a birth | £105 |
| 51 | +Copy of a birth registration certificate | £65 |
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| 53 | +You must also pay for your documents to be returned to you. |
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| 55 | +Postage destination | Fee |
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| 57 | +UK address or British Forces Post Office | £4.50 |
| 58 | +Europe (excluding Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Liechtenstein, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine) | £12.50 |
| 59 | +Rest of world | £22 |
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| 61 | +<a rel="nofollow" href= "https://pay-register-birth-abroad.service.gov.uk/start" class="big button">Pay now</a> |
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| 63 | +##4. Send your registration |
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| 65 | +Post the registration form and documents by secure post to: |
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| 67 | +$A |
| 68 | +Overseas Registration Unit |
| 69 | +Foreign & Commonwealth Office |
| 70 | +Hanslope Park |
| 71 | +Hanslope |
| 72 | +Milton Keynes |
| 73 | +MK19 7BH |
| 74 | +United Kingdom |
| 75 | +$A |
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| 77 | +##Return of your documents |
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| 79 | +It usually takes 5 working days for the birth to be registered, once the Overseas Registration Unit has received your form and the right documents. |
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| 81 | +They’ll contact you within the 5 working days if they need more information or if they need to verify your documents. If this happens then it could take up to 3 months for the birth to be registered. |
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| 83 | +Your documents will be returned to you by secure courier after the birth has been registered. You’ll also be sent copies of the registration certificate if you’ve paid for them. |
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