ManWithAPlan
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- 19 Aug 2014
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My daughter was born a few weeks back, and while we have done all the necessary steps to get her registered and in the system in Japan, I haven't done a thing to get her registered back in the UK yet.
I looked through the process on the UK embassy website and there are a list of requirements that need to be filled before she can be registered. Most of them are easy enough to obtain, but there are quite a few pieces of evidence required.
Then, right at the top of the list of documents it says "Send English translations of all foreign documents. Use a professional translator and include their name and address with your application. Don't send laminated documents." I have counted at least 4 documents are going to be needed to be translated 'professionally'. My wife and I could do this ourselves, so I am not sure if that is an option.
My question is, is it worth going through all that trouble of doing it? We don't have any immediate plans to return to the UK anytime soon, and it's made very clear that it is entirely optional. so, what are the benefits of doing it? Would it be easier to just to get her a UK passport instead?
I looked through the process on the UK embassy website and there are a list of requirements that need to be filled before she can be registered. Most of them are easy enough to obtain, but there are quite a few pieces of evidence required.
Then, right at the top of the list of documents it says "Send English translations of all foreign documents. Use a professional translator and include their name and address with your application. Don't send laminated documents." I have counted at least 4 documents are going to be needed to be translated 'professionally'. My wife and I could do this ourselves, so I am not sure if that is an option.
My question is, is it worth going through all that trouble of doing it? We don't have any immediate plans to return to the UK anytime soon, and it's made very clear that it is entirely optional. so, what are the benefits of doing it? Would it be easier to just to get her a UK passport instead?