Expired UK passport - renewal?
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Expired UK passport - renewal?
Hi folks,
I'm living in the us and my british passport expired 2 years ago in mar 07. i am going to be renewing it, but wanted to know if i have to apply for a new one, or if i can just use the old one to renew. Any help would be appreciated!!
cheers and beers!
I'm living in the us and my british passport expired 2 years ago in mar 07. i am going to be renewing it, but wanted to know if i have to apply for a new one, or if i can just use the old one to renew. Any help would be appreciated!!
cheers and beers!
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Re: Expired UK passport - renewal?
If you are stopped by INS you could be in a bit of bother
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Nah, i have a greencard - i'm all legal!!! just didnt know if i needed to renew or apply for a new one. heading back home towards the end of the year for a visit.
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Re: Expired UK passport - renewal?
GC is the trump card
as long as you dont cross the borders of the finest country in the history of the world (Quote mitt romney) without one, then it is no problema
actually its legal to leave without one under US law - but the airlines wont carry you out because you wont be allowed in the other end...
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Re: Expired UK passport - renewal?
A British citizen doesn't need a current UK passport to enter the UK...but yes there may be a problem with the airline. Best to check with the airline and get it in writing.
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Re: Expired UK passport - renewal?
He started swearing at himself as an idiot in an essex accent at the top of his voice and the immigration officer said 'ok i believe you are british - go on through'
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My pal turned up at heathrow without a passport some years ago - he had put it in his checked luggage. I was with him.
He started swearing at himself as an idiot in an essex accent at the top of his voice and the immigration officer said 'ok i believe you are british - go on through'
He started swearing at himself as an idiot in an essex accent at the top of his voice and the immigration officer said 'ok i believe you are british - go on through'
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Re: Expired UK passport - renewal?
I had my hardest time ever from the BMI woman at manchester (short hair, muscles, hatchet face) who said i couldnt fly visa waiver as she had no proof my Advance Parole status was cancelled
(long story)
She could not get her supervisor on the mobile to confirm - so she finally (45 mins later) let me fly (at my own risk and cost) but she was much tougher than any immigration official anywhere
Now I have my GC i always make a beeline for her and give her my passport - she starts to give me hard time and gets stern when she sees old visas - then i smirk and pull my GC out - I might forgive her in a few years and stop doing it
oo i am bad
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Re: Expired UK passport - renewal?
The airlines have to pay a big fine if the passenger is refused entry and so they will stop anyone without a passport
I had my hardest time ever from the BMI woman at manchester (short hair, muscles, hatchet face) who said i couldnt fly visa waiver as she had no proof my Advance Parole status was cancelled
(long story)
She could not get her supervisor on the mobile to confirm - so she finally (45 mins later) let me fly (at my own risk and cost) but she was much tougher than any immigration official anywhere
Now I have my GC i always make a beeline for her and give her my passport - she starts to give me hard time and gets stern when she sees old visas - then i smirk and pull my GC out - I might forgive her in a few years and stop doing it
oo i am bad
I had my hardest time ever from the BMI woman at manchester (short hair, muscles, hatchet face) who said i couldnt fly visa waiver as she had no proof my Advance Parole status was cancelled
(long story)
She could not get her supervisor on the mobile to confirm - so she finally (45 mins later) let me fly (at my own risk and cost) but she was much tougher than any immigration official anywhere
Now I have my GC i always make a beeline for her and give her my passport - she starts to give me hard time and gets stern when she sees old visas - then i smirk and pull my GC out - I might forgive her in a few years and stop doing it
oo i am bad
Last edited by Jerseygirl; Jan 19th 2009 at 11:30 pm.
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Re: Expired UK passport - renewal?
http://www.ips.gov.uk/passport/travel-europe.asp
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Re: Expired UK passport - renewal?
I don't think that this is true anymore. I do remember a case of a journalist convincing immigration officials to let him in with his birth certificate only. I believe now that UK law has mandated that the passport must be used now:
http://www.ips.gov.uk/passport/travel-europe.asp
http://www.ips.gov.uk/passport/travel-europe.asp
unless you are tiger woods in which case they say - pass mr president
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Re: Expired UK passport - renewal?
My pal turned up at heathrow without a passport some years ago - he had put it in his checked luggage. I was with him.
He started swearing at himself as an idiot in an essex accent at the top of his voice and the immigration officer said 'ok i believe you are british - go on through'
He started swearing at himself as an idiot in an essex accent at the top of his voice and the immigration officer said 'ok i believe you are british - go on through'
I hope they have better imigration officers now FFS .... don't they know terrorists can easily put on accents