Originally Posted by Bella3

Hi all,

Well I've just realised my passport has expired. Am trying to work out how to renew it - this is what I have come up with so far, any confirmation or advice would be gratefully received.

Complete form C1 from the Foreign and Commonwealth office as I am a British citizen living overseas (with permanent residence status in Oz).
Get 'nice' passport photos done - can anyone suggest somewhere, do they have those crappy little booths here like they have in the UK?
Take the form and the fee of $163 in cash to the British Consular in Perth.

Now do I need to take my old passport? Will they let me keep this as my visa is in it?

Thanks in advance. :)

Originally Posted by Bella3

Hi all,

Well I've just realised my passport has expired. Am trying to work out how to renew it - this is what I have come up with so far, any confirmation or advice would be gratefully received.

Complete form C1 from the Foreign and Commonwealth office as I am a British citizen living overseas (with permanent residence status in Oz).
Get 'nice' passport photos done - can anyone suggest somewhere, do they have those crappy little booths here like they have in the UK?
Take the form and the fee of $163 in cash to the British Consular in Perth.

Now do I need to take my old passport? Will they let me keep this as my visa is in it?

Thanks in advance. :)

Originally Posted by Bella3

Get 'nice' passport photos done - can anyone suggest somewhere, do they have those crappy little booths here like they have in the UK?

Originally Posted by JAJ

I've not noticed many passport photo booths in Sydney, nothing like on the scale of the UK.

The following page is from the UK Passport Service but probably also applies to the British High Commission:
http://www.passports.gov.uk/press_050804.asp
Apparently, smiling is now a no-no.




Your old passport should be returned to you. If you go to the DIMIA office they may (or they may not) be able to give you a new printed visa label in your new passport. If they can't, they'll tell you it's ok to travel with visa in the old passport (ie with both old and new passports).

And it is ok as far as DIMIA is concerned, the problem sometimes arises when airline staff don't know this. Some do, there have been reports that others don't. People have experienced delays checking in for Australia bound flights as a result (sometimes causing missed flights).

Jeremy

Originally Posted by Bella3

Hi all,

Well I've just realised my passport has expired. Am trying to work out how to renew it - this is what I have come up with so far, any confirmation or advice would be gratefully received.

Complete form C1 from the Foreign and Commonwealth office as I am a British citizen living overseas (with permanent residence status in Oz).
Get 'nice' passport photos done - can anyone suggest somewhere, do they have those crappy little booths here like they have in the UK?
Take the form and the fee of $163 in cash to the British Consular in Perth.

Now do I need to take my old passport? Will they let me keep this as my visa is in it?

Thanks in advance. :)