Passport processing times
Applications on the Standard Service are currently being processed in approximately 30 working days (6 weeks).
Applications on the Express Service are currently being processed in approximately 10 working days (2 weeks).
You should apply for a new passport at least 10 weeks before you intend to travel.
Do not book any travel until you have your new passport.
Who can apply
You can apply for a child passport if your child is under 16.
You can apply for or renew your child’s passport if they live in Jersey, or were born here and now live in the UK.
A child needs to have their own passport to travel.
Passport fees, processing times and delivery
How to apply
Read the applying for a passport guidance notes carefully and follow the instructions before completing your passport application.
Then you need to:
You may be contacted by a Passport Officer if we need any further documentation.
Apply for a passport
Paper applications
If you would prefer a paper application form email the Passport Office with your name and address and we'll post one to you.
Return it by hand delivery to:
Customer Hub
Union Street
St Helier
JE2 3DN
Return it by post to:
Passport Office
Jersey Customs and Immigration Service
St Helier
Jersey
JE1 1JD
You can then pay online with a debit or credit card.
Pay for your passport: paper applications only
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Supporting documentation
You must submit clear copies of supporting documentation with your application. A Passport Officer may contact you and request to see the original.
Children registered as a British Citizen
Support documentation:
- any other un-cancelled passports
- certificate of naturalisation or registration
- grandparents passports or birth certificates (If the applicants grandparent is not from Jersey or doesn't have a Jersey passport or naturalised)
Children with at least one parent who was a British citizen at the time of the child's birth and the child has not been registered as a British citizen
Support documentation:
- any other un-cancelled passports
- full birth or adoption certificate
- parents passports or birth certificates
- parents marriage or civil partnership certificates
- grandparents passports or birth certificates (If the applicants grandparent is not from Jersey or doesn't have a Jersey passport or naturalised)
Children born in the UK, Channel Islands or Isle of man to an EU/EEA national
Support documentation:
- child's full birth certificate
- mother's passport or ID card
- father's passport or ID card
- parent's marriage certificate (only if the child was born before 1 July 2006)
- additional documentation, depending on the child's date of birth detailed in the following table
Establishing British identity
The British Nationality Act 1981 came into force on 1 January 1983. Anyone born in the UK on or after this date is only automatically a British citizen if one of their parents was a British citizen or settled in the UK at the time of their birth. Before a passport can be issued we need evidence to show that the child has a claim to British nationality.
If you were granted Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) under the EU Settlement Scheme, you will be settled in the UK and any children born to you in the UK after that date will be British citizens.
Some people who were granted ILR under the EU Settlement Scheme may have already been settled. This would be the case if you got permanent residence on the basis of EEA law, such as by having lived in the UK for 5 years as a worker or a self employed person, or as the family member of a qualified EEA national.
If your child was born after you were granted ILR under the EU Settlement Scheme, and you want to use that status to show that you were settled in the UK at the time of your child's birth, you must give us the right information.
Children born before 1 October 2000
| Evidence that one of the parents was in the UK, Channel Islands or Isle of Man as an EEA national and exercising a treaty right’ (like working, studying or retired, for example) at the time of the child’s birth
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Children born on or after 1 October 2000 and before 30 April 2006
| Evidence one of the legitimate parents had been given indefinite leave to remain by the Jersey customs and Immigration Service before the child's birth
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Children born on or after 30 April 2006
| Evidence one of the legitimate parents lived for five years continuously in the UK, Channel Islands or Isle of Man as an EEA national ‘exercising a treaty right’, before the child’s birth, if the parent was not contact us for advice on what you'll need to provide
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Evidence of the parent's residency
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| Children born between 28 August 2018 to 30 June 2021 | Proof of settled Status being granted before the child's birth
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Evidence one of the legitimate parents lived for five years continuously in the UK, Channel Islands or Isle of Man as an EEA national 'exercising a treaty right', before the child's birth
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Children born after 1 July 2021
| Proof of settled Status being granted before the child's birth. If settled status was not granted before the child was born please contact Passport Office for guidance.
Email:
Passports@gov.je
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Children born outside the UK, Channel Islands or Isle of Man but have a certificate of registration
Support documentation:
- registration certificate
- passport on which the child entered the UK
Passport photo
You'll need two identical photos taken within the last month of yourself.
Your application could be delayed or unaccepted if you do not follow the passport photo requirements.
Getting someone to sign your passport photo, Countersignature
You'll need to get your passport application and photo signed by someone to prove your identity.
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