What do I need to do when my baby is born if I am receiving asylum support?

There are 2 key things that it is important that you do:

1. Add your baby to your asylum support claim for additional weekly payment. Doing this will make sure that you receive a weekly allowance for both you and your baby.
   
   Contact Migrant Help who can assist you and help you understand what supporting documents are required when submitting your request.
   
   If you do this within 2 weeks of birth, support payments for your baby will be backdated to the date of birth.
   
   You will need to provide the long birth certificate within 7 weeks of birth if this is not provided when your baby is initially added to your support claim.
   
   
2. Add your baby to your asylum claim. For your baby to be included on your asylum claim, you will need to request that they are added as a dependent.
   
   Once a request has been made, you will be given an appointment to attend a Home Office location so that your baby can be added to your asylum claim.
   
   To make a request, you will need to contact the Home Office, stating that you want to add a new dependant to your asylum claim.
   
   Your request must also include the full name, date of birth, and nationality of the person you want to be included as a dependant on your asylum claim.
   
   You must also provide any supporting evidence that you have, for example, a scanned copy of a full UK birth certificate if your child was born in the UK.
   
   The Home Office can be contacted in one of the following ways:
   By emails: [email protected]
   
   By post:
   UKVI PO Box 7782
   Village Way
   Bilston
   WV1 9QB