Renewing British Passport from Canada
Jul 13th 2016, 12:53 am
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Renewing British Passport from Canada
Hi there
I have just been on the renewal website and I see that one of the supporting docs is a copy of your uncancelled non UK passport.
Has anyone else who has Canadian and British Passports done this? any issues ?
I have just been on the renewal website and I see that one of the supporting docs is a copy of your uncancelled non UK passport.
Has anyone else who has Canadian and British Passports done this? any issues ?
Jul 13th 2016, 1:06 am
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Re: Renewing British Passport from Canada
They don't need your non-UK passport. I just replaced my British passport a couple of months ago, and I certainly wasn't going to send them my US passport.
They didn't ask, it wasn't an issue, and I don't think they even know I have a US passport.
They didn't ask, it wasn't an issue, and I don't think they even know I have a US passport.
Jul 13th 2016, 3:11 am
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Re: Renewing British Passport from Canada
Yes...it is not a problem being a dual national - just photocopy all the pages of the non uk passport and send with your application.
Jul 13th 2016, 4:51 am
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Re: Renewing British Passport from Canada
They ask for copies of every page, not the original, though they say they reserve the right to ask for the original. From the "Supporting Documents" notes:
Uncancelled non-British passports:
Please send us a colour photocopy of your non-British passport (every page including blank pages). We retain the right to ask for the original passport. We will let you know by email or post
if we need you to send it to us
Please send us a colour photocopy of your non-British passport (every page including blank pages). We retain the right to ask for the original passport. We will let you know by email or post
if we need you to send it to us
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Jul 14th 2016, 2:45 am
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Re: Renewing British Passport from Canada
Thanks all, how long did it take to get one.
Jul 14th 2016, 2:55 am
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Re: Renewing British Passport from Canada
Mine took eight days (mailed Tuesday, received in the Wednesday mail) a couple of months ago, but that was UK-UK, so add the additional time to/from Canada.
But how do they know you even have another passport? Or indeed do they? As I said above I didn't send my US passport, nor a copy of it, and they didn't ask about it, object, or delay issuing my new UK passport.
But how do they know you even have another passport? Or indeed do they? As I said above I didn't send my US passport, nor a copy of it, and they didn't ask about it, object, or delay issuing my new UK passport.
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Jul 14th 2016, 2:03 pm
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Re: Renewing British Passport from Canada
Jul 14th 2016, 3:27 pm
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Re: Renewing British Passport from Canada
The general culture on this forum is to help people to keep to the law or keep to procedures in dealing with matters involving or linked to immigration and , I try to keep to that culture.
It is possible to ignore or circumvent many rules, laws or procedures. That possibility doesnt mean we dont point out what the official rules are.
Jul 14th 2016, 3:44 pm
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Re: Renewing British Passport from Canada
I stated what they require, what they ask for, whether you can get away with non-compliance is a separate issue.
The general culture on this forum is to help people to keep to the law or keep to procedures in dealing with matters involving or linked to immigration and , I try to keep to that culture.
It is possible to ignore or circumvent many rules, laws or procedures. That possibility doesnt mean we dont point out what the official rules are.
The general culture on this forum is to help people to keep to the law or keep to procedures in dealing with matters involving or linked to immigration and , I try to keep to that culture.
It is possible to ignore or circumvent many rules, laws or procedures. That possibility doesnt mean we dont point out what the official rules are.
Jul 15th 2016, 5:30 pm
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Re: Renewing British Passport from Canada
Hello , please post a link to forms/fees for renewing our British Passports . I live in Surrey , BC . Whats the processing times & would it make it quicker if i went across the border to Blaine & mailed from there ?
Jul 15th 2016, 5:41 pm
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Re: Renewing British Passport from Canada
Let me Google that for you: <renew British passport overseas>
..... Whats the processing times ....
..... & would it make it quicker if i went across the border to Blaine & mailed from there ?
Last edited by Pulaski; Jul 15th 2016 at 5:51 pm.
