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Child British Passport Renewal outside UK
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2018 4:54 pm
by Babajee85
Hi guys,
My son British passport has expired.He is 6 years old. He is currently living in Pakistan. I am going to apply for his BP renewal.I have filled up the form.As per guidance it says i need to submit the following documents:
1:Current British Passport (With a full colour photocopy of the entire passport (every page including blank pages)
2:His School confirmation Letter with his Photo attached on the letter to prove his current address.
3:Two Pics
He is dual national but never had Pakistani passport instead got the NICOP (Identity card) So do i need to send the copy of his NICOP card instead because it ask to send Non-British uncancelled passport.
Please advise and let me know if i am missing something...
Regards
Re: Child British Passport Renewal outside UK
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2018 9:17 pm
by plabo
Babajee85 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 13, 2018 4:54 pm
Hi guys,
My son British passport has expired.He is 6 years old. He is currently living in Pakistan. I am going to apply for his BP renewal.I have filled up the form.As per guidance it says i need to submit the following documents:
1:Current British Passport (With a full colour photocopy of the entire passport (every page including blank pages)
2:His School confirmation Letter with his Photo attached on the letter to prove his current address.
3:Two Pics
He is dual national but never had Pakistani passport instead got the NICOP (Identity card) So do i need to send the copy of his NICOP card instead because it ask to send Non-British uncancelled passport.
Please advise and let me know if i am missing something...
Regards
Spare the hassle and massive security checks. Come to UK for a few days and get it renewed here. You will thank me later. This will take you easily 6 months.
Re: Child British Passport Renewal outside UK
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2018 2:29 pm
by Babajee85
plabo wrote: ↑Wed Jun 13, 2018 9:17 pm
Babajee85 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 13, 2018 4:54 pm
Hi guys,
My son British passport has expired.He is 6 years old. He is currently living in Pakistan. I am going to apply for his BP renewal.I have filled up the form.As per guidance it says i need to submit the following documents:
1:Current British Passport (With a full colour photocopy of the entire passport (every page including blank pages)
2:His School confirmation Letter with his Photo attached on the letter to prove his current address.
3:Two Pics
He is dual national but never had Pakistani passport instead got the NICOP (Identity card) So do i need to send the copy of his NICOP card instead because it ask to send Non-British uncancelled passport.
Please advise and let me know if i am missing something...
Regards
Spare the hassle and massive security checks. Come to UK for a few days and get it renewed here. You will thank me later. This will take you easily 6 months.
Hi plabo,
Thanks for your input.I wish i could have done it.But the issue is his passport is already expired.So i have no other choice than to renew it.I do not think that it will take six months because i am renewing his British passport not applying for the first BP (which normally take six months).I check on their website & it says max 8 weeks for renewing the passport from outside UK.
Re: Child British Passport Renewal outside UK
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2018 5:56 pm
by plabo
You could travel to the UK personally and bring his expired passport along here. Get it renewed and take back to Pakistan. The child doesn't have to be physically present. Trust me, this will be the best route.
Re: Child British Passport Renewal outside UK
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2018 8:24 pm
by Babajee85
plabo wrote: ↑Thu Jun 14, 2018 5:56 pm
You could travel to the UK personally and bring his expired passport along here. Get it renewed and take back to Pakistan. The child doesn't have to be physically present. Trust me, this will be the best route.
Are you sure is it possible ? I am a bit confused about it...
If it is the case then i can even ask my family to post it to me and i will get renew it here in UK and then send them back....
but i am not sure , is it allowed.. ?
Re: Child British Passport Renewal outside UK
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2018 9:36 pm
by plabo
Passports cannot be posted out of country, unless someone can bring it for you.
See here, you can avoid months of overseas security clearance this way.
https://www.gov.uk/passport-application ... isiting-uk
Re: Child British Passport Renewal outside UK
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2018 12:59 pm
by plabo
Correction, my mistake.
Passport can be sent out of country through courier, so ask someone to post your son's passport here and make your life easy. Once renewed, you can post it back.