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Maternal Health - Adding your baby to your asylum claim

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

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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

Published: 24th February, 2026

Updated: 25th February, 2026

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How do I officially register my child’s birth and obtain a birth certificate?

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A baby must be registered within 42 days of the child being born. A baby must be registered within 42 days of the child being born. A baby must be registered within 42 days of the child being born. A baby must be registered within 21 days of the child being born.
A baby can be registered at the local register office for the area where the baby was born or at the hospital before the mother leaves. The hospital will tell you if you can register the birth there. A baby can be registered at the local register office for the area where the baby was born or at the hospital before the mother leaves. The hospital will tell you if you can register A baby can be registered in any District Registration office in Northern Ireland. A baby can be registered at any Registration office in Scotland. You can get details of registrars from your local council.

Published: 24th February, 2026

Updated: 25th February, 2026

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How do I pay for a birth certificate?

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Registering births is the responsibility of the General Registry Office, and they are responsible for the fees and payments.

Registration of a birth is a legal requirement, and as such, the initial registration is provided free of charge. There is a fee for a birth certificate.

The Home Office provides maternity grants to asylum seekers which include covering the cost of a birth certificate.

Published: 24th February, 2026

Updated: 25th February, 2026

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