Damaged Passport (1 Viewer)

[kings lead hat]

My passport is well worn,
at the side of the photo has come apart and although its only ever been noticed once, whats the story with getting a new one?

Is there a massive fee?

Is it the same as a new passport?

hope not


pls advise

kindly yours

 

[broken arm]

i had to pay about 50 quid to get a new passport.

i had to go into the irish consulate to get some form to send off to Eire and then wait ages for a new passport to be sent out to me.. can't remember how long - could have have been over a month. All i remember was that it only arrived a few days before I was travelling somewhere.

also I remember having serious hassle getting a signature on the form from a professional referee... it says you need a GP, Policeman, Priest, College Lecturer to sign it... basically nobody would sign it except for a lecturer I know.

they may have changed the form.

 

[quasiquasi]

This is in the UK, right? I had the same problem and got a replacement last month.

The fees have gone up recently - I paid £70. If you submit your application in person at the Passport Office in London you can have your passport in two weeks or less; if you do it by post it can be ages. The reason for the difference is apparently that they can do a bunch of checks immediately at the counter whereas postal applications get chucked on a big pile until a staff member has some free time.

 

[broken arm]

If you submit your application in person at the Passport Office in London you can have your passport in two weeks or less; if you do it by post it can be ages. The reason for the difference is apparently that they can do a bunch of checks immediately at the counter whereas postal applications get chucked on a big pile until a staff member has some free time.

oh yea - I had to do mine by post.

did you have to get that official signature?

 

[quasiquasi]

did you have to get that official signature?

Yep - I got the chaplain at my university to do it. He was very helpful about it, considering he wasn't entirely sure who I was...

 

[Goff]

Don't think you need the signature if it's just a replacement, so long as you have the original, not-out-of-date, one.

I could be wrong though, as they may have changed it.

 

[quasiquasi]

Don't think you need the signature if it's just a replacement, so long as you have the original, not-out-of-date, one.

I could be wrong though, as they may have changed it.

I had to fill out the standard application form, anyway.

 

[Umfufu]

You just reminded me that mine is out of date this August.
Arse.

 

[nonemoreblack]

I know someone that used one of these to fix the exact same problem after being told by check in staff that they wouldn't get through US immigration.

Obviously you need to let it dry properly. And maybe stick the passport under a pile of books with cling film protecting it from the glue inside and out.