Travel arrangements, passport, and Visa
When you return to the UK and apply for a parental order you will be able to apply for a UK birth certificate with both IP is named as parents. However, to leave your overseas jurisdiction to the UK you need to check the immigration requirements. Some jurisdictions will give you a birth certificate and local passport which then need to be replaced with UK documents upon return or you may need to apply for British passport whilst overseas, such as in the Ukraine, this will take potentially up to 10 weeks. Make sure you have arrangements to stay overseas until that time and you understand the requirements. It may be that you can get emergency papers or visas and you should consult the immigration team prior to making these arrangements
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