Children you want to claim for

You do not need to tell us about children you already get Child Benefit for.

Important information If this Child Benefit claim is for a newborn child, you should register their birth before you send your claim to us or a decision on your claim could be delayed. Child Benefit can be backdated for up to 3 months. Do not send us a birth certificate if either:

• the child's birth was registered in England, Wales or Scotland as we can check their birth information
• you or someone else has claimed for this child in the past

Documents we need If the child's birth was registered in Northern Ireland or outside the UK, send us a birth certificate for each child in this claim.

If your child is adopted, you should send us the adoption certificate.

If any child in this claim was born outside the UK we also need to see their passport(s) or their travel documents used to enter the UK.

We'll normally return your documents within 4 weeks. If you do not send the documents we need with the claim form, a decision on your claim will be delayed.