So, my son is 18 in a couple of months, I am applying for his first British port (he already has a Japanese port). I ed his birth at the British embassy in Tokyo when he was born, but seems this is not enough for the UK government if he now wants a port.
They want to see translations of:
My son’s full birth (civil and hospital) certificates.
That’s nicely opaque. When he was born, the hospital issued a handwritten scrap of paper declaring that he was born there. I take it that’s the hospital certificate. Isn’t it?
What of the civil certificate? Is the the family Koseki no Tohon, or do I have to apply the the Ministry of Justice for his official birth record? Apparently, they only issue these on explanation. I don’t want to report that it’s for a British port.
He still had two nationalities, I am playing along with the Japanese government's "Don't ask, don't tell" policy regarding dual nationalities. So, which document do I submit to the UK port office? The Koseki no Tohon, which I can get on demand, or the birth record from the Ministry of Justice, which requires a written explanation as to why you require this information?
Here is my main question, I am not so worried about the Japanese government, but I need information on what the UK government needs.
Have any British citizens applied for their UK port from Japan either for themselves, or for their children? What birth information did the UK government want? What exactly is the civil birth certificate?
Thank a lot folks, talk to you later.
They want to see translations of:
My son’s full birth (civil and hospital) certificates.
That’s nicely opaque. When he was born, the hospital issued a handwritten scrap of paper declaring that he was born there. I take it that’s the hospital certificate. Isn’t it?
What of the civil certificate? Is the the family Koseki no Tohon, or do I have to apply the the Ministry of Justice for his official birth record? Apparently, they only issue these on explanation. I don’t want to report that it’s for a British port.
He still had two nationalities, I am playing along with the Japanese government's "Don't ask, don't tell" policy regarding dual nationalities. So, which document do I submit to the UK port office? The Koseki no Tohon, which I can get on demand, or the birth record from the Ministry of Justice, which requires a written explanation as to why you require this information?
Here is my main question, I am not so worried about the Japanese government, but I need information on what the UK government needs.
Have any British citizens applied for their UK port from Japan either for themselves, or for their children? What birth information did the UK government want? What exactly is the civil birth certificate?
Thank a lot folks, talk to you later.
