UK New passport processing procedures explained

[Admin]

New passport processing procedures explained

The passport service is changing over the next few years. The journey has 5 parts and this video explains what the puzzle pieces are, what they mean to you and what the benefits of the changes are.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k64t49JwOvA&feature=player_embedded#at=12

[Prakhonchai Nick]

All sounds fine, but no mention was made of the time it takes to obtain a new passport.

6 weeks has been mentioned as the maximum time when applying to Hong Kong. However my experience in assisting freiend to obtain pasport renewals has gone beyond 6 weeks.

If you want to find out what's going on after 6 weeks, you have to call a UK number, and pay some 60pence a minute + 20% VAT for the privilege of speaking to someone. Credit cards are needed (and not everyone has one)

You want an emergency passport during the 6 weeks that you are without your old one, and you have to go to Bangkok. That in itself is a 2 day return trip for the likes of us who live in Isaan

A totally unacceptable service, but nobody cares!

[Vombatus]

I look forward to getting to "puzzle piece 5".

Shall we start a poll on when we think that will be ?

[Prakhonchai Nick]

Will we all still be here when the poll results are known?

[banga]

Just renewed my passport i went back to the UK for my multi O,the pages on my passport was full so just applied for a new one via post office sent 4-15 fri afternoon reseived 9-00 fri morning,the cost 99 pound for the 48 page about 77 pound for smaller one. Multi O visa i went to birmingham to get, got in the office 8-00 one guy just refused as he was under fifty mine was stamped and i was on the 8-45 train back to cannock, booked my flight while on the train 507 pounds with emirates and now bac in los happy times Mel

[Prakhonchai Nick]

It seems that if you are a British citizen, living outside GB, you are just a 2nd class citizen,and are dealt with after all the immigrants, who , are most favoured.