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First child passport by post: documents

2 new photos; full birth or adoption certificate; proof of British nationality; any valid foreign passports; any court orders statement

standing figure · verified 2026-10-04 against the official source

the child’s full birth or adoption certificate (the one with parent’s details on it); proof that your child has British nationality (for example a British registration certificate, parent’s passport details or parent’s birth certificates)

key

uk/gov/passport-child/first-documents-post

value

2 new photos; full birth or adoption certificate; proof of British nationality; any valid foreign passports; any court orders statement

period

—

effective

— to date

source

https://www.gov.uk/get-a-child-passport

verified

2026-10-04 — fresh (33 days ago; next check by 2026-11-03)

next expected change

none named (irregular: changed by statute or order on no fixed date)

source checked

2026-11-02 (the newest day the automated check fetched the source page)

hash

sha256:4b4b170d007698e4dfb621bae29e626d5adbc580bf24cbb3da156edee7763622

signature

EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/uk/gov/passport-child/first-documents-post?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/uk/gov/passport-child/first-documents-post

{
  "protocol": "verified-facts/0.3",
  "key": "uk/gov/passport-child/first-documents-post",
  "aliases": [
    "uk/gov/child-passport/first-documents-post",
    "uk/gov/passport-for-child/first-documents-post"
  ],
  "label": "First child passport by post: documents",
  "value": "2 new photos; full birth or adoption certificate; proof of British nationality; any valid foreign passports; any court orders",
  "unit": "statement",
  "period": null,
  "effectiveFrom": null,
  "effectiveTo": null,
  "source": "https://www.gov.uk/get-a-child-passport",
  "quote": "the child’s full birth or adoption certificate (the one with parent’s details on it); proof that your child has British nationality (for example a British registration certificate, parent’s passport details or parent’s birth certificates)",
  "verifiedDate": "2026-10-04",
  "nextScheduledRefresh": "2026-11-03",
  "changeCadence": "irregular",
  "nextExpectedChange": null,
  "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-11-02",
  "status": "fresh",
  "ageDays": 33,
  "maxAgeDays": null,
  "hash": "sha256:4b4b170d007698e4dfb621bae29e626d5adbc580bf24cbb3da156edee7763622",
  "signature": {
    "alg": "EdDSA",
    "kid": "db-2026-10",
    "jws": "eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSIsImtpZCI6ImRiLTIwMjYtMTAifQ..JGcut6K0GsJkLt9Hh3gHtaj5YWD77GGGhxwh4DH3ZFNYUl47HdN3MKDlMRX233ZAZFJtjONaOD_PYf2fypIyAA",
    "keys": "https://databutler.dev/.well-known/jwks.json"
  },
  "publisher": {
    "name": "Data Butler",
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/"
  },
  "cite": {
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/facts/uk/gov/passport-child/first-documents-post",
    "text": "databutler.dev, verified 2026-10-04 against https://www.gov.uk/get-a-child-passport"
  }
}