Children conceived through sperm donation
Published 28 June 2016
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0.1 Children born in the UK
If your child was conceived through sperm donation and born in the UK, you can send us his or her UK birth certificate to confirm who the parents are in the normal way. You do not need to tell us your child was conceived through sperm donation.
0.2 Children born outside the UK
If your child was conceived through sperm donation and born outside the UK you can send us the child’s overseas-registered birth certificate if you are claiming British nationality through the birth mother only.
If you are claiming British nationality through your child’s father or second female parent, you need to tell us that your child was conceived through sperm donation. We will need further information to confirm who the legal parents are for British nationality purposes.
What we need will depend on the circumstances, but may include your marriage or civil partnership certificate or the forms you signed at the clinic where you conceived. Please contact us for further information.
0.3 To contact us
Call the passport advice line: 0300 222 0000
Opening hours: 8:00 am to 8:00 pm Monday to Friday, and 9:00 am to 5:30pm weekends and public holidays.
For customers who are deaf or hard of hearing use textphone on 0300 222 0222 or text relay on 18001 0300 222 0000.