New baby born in the UK to Indian parents? Find out whether you register the birth first, apply for a passport, or need the OCI route.
Getting your UK-born baby an Indian passport has a strict order of steps. This free checker tells you the correct first move based on your family's citizenship.
For a UK-born child of Indian parents, the sequence matters. Step one is birth registration with the Indian High Commission — ideally within one year of birth — which establishes the child's Indian citizenship by descent. Step two is the first passport application, which can only happen once the birth is registered.
If one parent has already become a British citizen, the child often isn't eligible for an Indian passport at all, and the OCI route is the right path instead — giving lifelong visa-free access to India.
We confirm your family's citizenship position, then run the right route end to end.
You get one point of contact and a clear order of steps, so nothing stalls.
The services this tool relates to — handled end to end, with document checks and VFS booking included.
Apply for your newborn's first Indian passport from the UK. Birth registration, application, documents, and VFS appointment included.
From £160Get your first OCI card from the UK. We handle forms, documents, and VFS booking — 98% first-time approval.
From £100The birth must first be registered with the Indian High Commission, ideally within one year of birth. Only after the birth is registered can you apply for the child's first Indian passport.
Generally yes. A child born abroad to Indian-citizen parents can acquire Indian citizenship by descent, registered via the High Commission, after which you apply for their first passport. NriDirect handles registration and passport together.
If a parent has become British, your child may not be eligible for an Indian passport and the OCI route is often the right path instead — giving the child lifelong visa-free access to India. We confirm the correct route for your family.
You can still register the birth after one year, but it may require additional declarations and explanation for the delay. NriDirect prepares the extra paperwork so a late registration still goes through.