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Applying for Your Child’s CRBA & Passport: Tips for American Parents in the U.K.

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Hi! I'm Lauren, a 35 year old US expat living in Yorkshire with my husband and little ones.

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Coffee, timer, trash bag. Let’s go 🤪 Every N Coffee, timer, trash bag. Let’s go 🤪

Every November I purge the toys, and it’s not because I’m organised. It’s because my family is an ocean away, and they show their love during the Christmas season the only way they can from America: by sending roughly 75,439 parcels to Yorkshire for the boys every November/December 😅

So before the doorbell starts, the kallax units are getting a clear out. My rules:

1️⃣Kids at school, 30 minutes, no telling myself “I’ll do it another time”.
2️⃣Missing pieces, broken bits and anything with a dead battery nobody’s noticed: gone.
3️⃣Outgrown but in good nick: donated.
4️⃣ If nobody’s so much as looked at it within the last 3 months: buh-bye.

They won’t notice. They never notice.

Btw, before it all gets refilled: on 23 Nov I’m sending a subscriber-only Christmas gift guide out, the things I’d actually buy plus Black Friday deals worth it - no tat whatsoever, just reallly good gifts that won’t wind up in the bin after a few weeks. 

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Coffee, timer, trash bag. That’s the whole metho Coffee, timer, trash bag. That’s the whole method.

Every November I purge the toys, and it’s not because I’m organised. It’s because my family is an ocean away, and they show their love the only way they can from America: by sending roughly 75,439 parcels to Yorkshire for the boys every December.

So before the doorbell starts, the toy box gets cleared. My rules:

Kids at school, 30 minutes, no negotiating with myself.
Missing pieces, broken bits and anything with a dead battery nobody’s noticed: gone.
Outgrown but in good nick: donated.
If nobody’s played with it in 3 months: buh-bye.

They won’t notice. They never notice.

Btw, before it all gets refilled: on 23 Nov I’m sending a subscriber-only Christmas gift guide, the things I’d actually buy plus the Black Friday deals worth it. 

Comment GIFTS and I’ll send you the sign-up link! ✨
Coffee, timer, trash bag. That’s the whole metho Coffee, timer, trash bag. That’s the whole method.

Every November I purge the toys, and it’s not because I’m organised. It’s because my family is an ocean away, and they show their love the only way they can from America: by sending roughly 75,439 parcels to Yorkshire for the boys every December.

So before the doorbell starts, the toy box gets cleared. My rules:

Kids at school, 30 minutes, no negotiating with myself.
Missing pieces, broken bits and anything with a dead battery nobody’s noticed: gone.
Outgrown but in good nick: donated.
If nobody’s played with it in 3 months: buh-bye.

They won’t notice. They never notice.

Btw, before it all gets refilled: on 23 Nov I’m sending a subscriber-only Christmas gift guide, the things I’d actually buy plus the Black Friday deals worth it. 

Comment GIFTS and I’ll send you the sign-up link! ✨
Comment EMBASSY and I’ll send you my free printa Comment EMBASSY and I’ll send you my free printable checklist 🇺🇸

I’ve done the US Embassy trip twice, once for each of my boys. The first went perfectly. The second time, they asked for documents nobody had asked for before, and it was a stressful afternoon I’d rather not repeat 😅

So I put everything you need for your child’s CRBA and first US passport on one page: every document, how many copies, the form you mustn’t sign until you’re asked, and the Social Security statement most people don’t know they need.

Print it, tick it off the night before, and walk in knowing you’ve got it all.

And follow along for more motherhood and life abroad 🇺🇸🇬🇧

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