Passports

[Marcg868]

Basically my passports run out, and im supposedly going on holiday on the 12th of July and was wondering, would i get my passport in time if i did it by post or will i have to go to Liverpool or wherever the office is? Also how much is it to re new a passport and do i need take my old one etc?
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[0ddball]

Best to ring them up and see how much of a back log they have 0870 521 0410. I got mine through in about 10 days but that was in the winter.

https://www.ukpa.gov.uk/index.asp

[ginguar]

You can pay a little extra and get an urgent application through https://www.passport.gov.uk/general_urgent.asp

[strag]

You should get it back in time, we have just got our daughters first passport in a few weeks. We used the post Office check and send service so you know all the paperwork is correct, costs a little extra but worth it. All the prices are on the passport website.
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[Suzuki]

If you do the "check and send" service, where a chap in the Post Office checks your form before you send it off, you'll have it back within 2 weeks.

I did this before my last holiday, and they actually returned my passport within 5 days.

You wont have a problem.
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[tribal_tiger]

Do you get these new biometric ones now? What's stored on them?
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[John C]

Funny you should ask as I go on holiday on the 10th of July and when I looked at my passport this morning it had run out in Oct 05.

I went to the post office with 2 photos and my old passport, filled in a form, then paid the £7 to have it checked and sent.
I was told it would take up to (but not more than) 2 weeks. As opposed to the 2-4 weeks you wait if you don't pay the £7 'check & send' fee.

Also, It's worth a look at the passport website as there are very strick rules on the photos now.
The last thing you want is to get to the week before your holiday and find a letter saying please try again, these photos are no good.

Good luck

[JodieWodie]

When we went to Florida last year it was all quite last minute..

we too used the PO check and send
our passports were back within 2 weeks

I wouldn't worry
a month should be fine

As has been said... make sure the photo is fine- blank background, no grinny faces, head at proper height
FILL THE boxes on the form in well !!
Start in the first box (you would not believe how many people don't!!)
Clear capitals
Read it through...then read it again

You should be good

xx
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[TL666]

I got my passport on the same day when I went to the passport office in Liverpool. I think that the building its located in is called India house and is close to The Liver buildings.

[Itchy]

the more you pay = the faster it is done

you know in Blair's brave new world the cogs of the state need greasing
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[Marcg868]

Well cheers for the advice, i dont think i'll be in such as rush no because i dont think we're going, Mother giving false hopes of going away again with her and rest of family, should of known really, we were supposed be going Calafornia together last year, but that never happened she just frigged off with her bf in September, ah well i suppose another year o no holidays taking it up to 5 now wont make a difference, just start saving and go away with the gf next year......... if were still together, so can do the passport the slow way and cheaper way now
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