Passport Question????
May 2nd 2004, 10:58 am
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Passport Question????
Just a quick question..pretty dumb but here goes......When you're british passport runs out once you are in oz do you have to send it back to uk for renewal or what??....Do you then have to re send it to have visa put in or whats the deal????Mine rund out around 9/10 months after we emigrate......like i said ...dumb question!!!!
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May 2nd 2004, 11:11 am
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Re: Passport Question????
Originally posted by scottalison6
Just a quick question..pretty dumb but here goes......When you're british passport runs out once you are in oz do you have to send it back to uk for renewal or what??....Do you then have to re send it to have visa put in or whats the deal????Mine rund out around 9/10 months after we emigrate......like i said ...dumb question!!!!
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Just a quick question..pretty dumb but here goes......When you're british passport runs out once you are in oz do you have to send it back to uk for renewal or what??....Do you then have to re send it to have visa put in or whats the deal????Mine rund out around 9/10 months after we emigrate......like i said ...dumb question!!!!
cheers!!
Contact Oz immigration - DIMIA - to see whether you need to provide your old UK passport (with its Oz visa) with your new UK passport to get the latter updated with an Oz visa.
May 2nd 2004, 12:52 pm
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Re: Passport Question????
Originally posted by scottalison6
Just a quick question..pretty dumb but here goes......When you're british passport runs out once you are in oz do you have to send it back to uk for renewal or what??....Do you then have to re send it to have visa put in or whats the deal????Mine rund out around 9/10 months after we emigrate......like i said ...dumb question!!!!
cheers!!
Just a quick question..pretty dumb but here goes......When you're british passport runs out once you are in oz do you have to send it back to uk for renewal or what??....Do you then have to re send it to have visa put in or whats the deal????Mine rund out around 9/10 months after we emigrate......like i said ...dumb question!!!!
cheers!!
British High Commission
Consular Section (Passports and Visas)
39 Brindabella Circuit
Brindabella Business Park, Canberra Airport
CANBERRA ACT 2609
If you phone them, Callers to the information line are charged at a rate of $1.05 cents per minute to listen to recorded information and $2.15 per minute to talk to a consultant !
Best to do it without ringing I think
May 2nd 2004, 2:42 pm
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Just a quick question..pretty dumb but here goes......When you're british passport runs out once you are in oz do you have to send it back to uk for renewal or what??....Do you then have to re send it to have visa put in or whats the deal????Mine rund out around 9/10 months after we emigrate......like i said ...dumb question!!!!
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May 2nd 2004, 4:35 pm
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Hi
you could send your passport for renewal in UK now, there's a fast track service, and they can put up to 9 extra months onto the 10 years - if it still has time left!
I have just done this, so that when my visa is added I won't have to worry later.
you could send your passport for renewal in UK now, there's a fast track service, and they can put up to 9 extra months onto the 10 years - if it still has time left!
I have just done this, so that when my visa is added I won't have to worry later.
May 3rd 2004, 8:56 am
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Renewing a passport before leaving the UK is often a good idea, if it has less than a few years validity.
The UKPS will not deal with British citizens resident abroad. And British diplomatic missions overseas do charge more than UKPS for the same passport.
It's also best to get your new passport *before* DIMIA stamp a visa in it.
DIMIA say they can transfer your visa label into a new passport. Sometimes it's possible - but often it's not (or the best they can do is a hand written visa label).
It's perfectly ok to carry a valid visa in an expired passport, but with the introduction of Advance Passenger Processing, some airlines freak out if your details in the 'system' don't match up to your new passport. Some people have had check-in problems for this reason.
A valid visa in an old passport (plus a new valid passport) is good authority for an airline to board you (or at least for the airline to avoid any fine) - if you come across an airline employee at check-in who doesn't think this is the case, be quite prepared to make a fuss and insist on speaking to a supervisor/manager etc.
Jeremy
The UKPS will not deal with British citizens resident abroad. And British diplomatic missions overseas do charge more than UKPS for the same passport.
It's also best to get your new passport *before* DIMIA stamp a visa in it.
DIMIA say they can transfer your visa label into a new passport. Sometimes it's possible - but often it's not (or the best they can do is a hand written visa label).
It's perfectly ok to carry a valid visa in an expired passport, but with the introduction of Advance Passenger Processing, some airlines freak out if your details in the 'system' don't match up to your new passport. Some people have had check-in problems for this reason.
A valid visa in an old passport (plus a new valid passport) is good authority for an airline to board you (or at least for the airline to avoid any fine) - if you come across an airline employee at check-in who doesn't think this is the case, be quite prepared to make a fuss and insist on speaking to a supervisor/manager etc.
Jeremy
Originally posted by gdcollectables
Hi
you could send your passport for renewal in UK now, there's a fast track service, and they can put up to 9 extra months onto the 10 years - if it still has time left!
I have just done this, so that when my visa is added I won't have to worry later.
Hi
you could send your passport for renewal in UK now, there's a fast track service, and they can put up to 9 extra months onto the 10 years - if it still has time left!
I have just done this, so that when my visa is added I won't have to worry later.
May 3rd 2004, 9:01 am
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Myself and the Mrs send back our passport applications to a relative in the UK who then forwards on the application to the passport service. You do need an active UK credit card or bank account and someone to send you the forms to Oz.
The main reason is the Mrs is British by descent and her father is dead. He aquired British citizenship however the paperwork went missing and she got the first passport. The paperwork is needed for apps in Oz but not in the UK.
I have no idea how to get a copy of the paperwork.
The main reason is the Mrs is British by descent and her father is dead. He aquired British citizenship however the paperwork went missing and she got the first passport. The paperwork is needed for apps in Oz but not in the UK.
I have no idea how to get a copy of the paperwork.
May 4th 2004, 1:19 pm
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Originally posted by gdcollectables
Hi
you could send your passport for renewal in UK now, there's a fast track service, and they can put up to 9 extra months onto the 10 years - if it still has time left!
I have just done this, so that when my visa is added I won't have to worry later.
Hi
you could send your passport for renewal in UK now, there's a fast track service, and they can put up to 9 extra months onto the 10 years - if it still has time left!
I have just done this, so that when my visa is added I won't have to worry later.
I am thinking of renewing my passport with a Visa attached, where do you get the necessary forms?
Cheers Neil
May 4th 2004, 4:34 pm
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May 4th 2004, 5:53 pm
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Hi Neil
to renew your passport, pick up a form from your local post office or look at the UKPS website.
to renew your passport, pick up a form from your local post office or look at the UKPS website.
May 4th 2004, 6:13 pm
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Originally posted by bondipom
Myself and the Mrs send back our passport applications to a relative in the UK who then forwards on the application to the passport service. You do need an active UK credit card or bank account and someone to send you the forms to Oz.
The main reason is the Mrs is British by descent and her father is dead. He aquired British citizenship however the paperwork went missing and she got the first passport. The paperwork is needed for apps in Oz but not in the UK.
I have no idea how to get a copy of the paperwork.
Myself and the Mrs send back our passport applications to a relative in the UK who then forwards on the application to the passport service. You do need an active UK credit card or bank account and someone to send you the forms to Oz.
The main reason is the Mrs is British by descent and her father is dead. He aquired British citizenship however the paperwork went missing and she got the first passport. The paperwork is needed for apps in Oz but not in the UK.
I have no idea how to get a copy of the paperwork.
May 4th 2004, 7:31 pm
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Originally posted by gdcollectables
Hi Neil
to renew your passport, pick up a form from your local post office or look at the UKPS website.
Hi Neil
to renew your passport, pick up a form from your local post office or look at the UKPS website.
Cheers gdcollectables
Is it just a case of sending my new and old passport to Australia house to get the VISA transfered to the new one?
Thanks
Neil
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May 5th 2004, 10:11 am
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Hi Neil
not sure about that - try looking at this other thread, New passport - Old visa!
Or try sending an email to DIMIA, you'll find their contact details on www.immi.gov.au
Or if you are in the UK - the London phone number for enquiries: 020 7379 4334 between 2-4pm Mon-Fri.
Good Luck
not sure about that - try looking at this other thread, New passport - Old visa!
Or try sending an email to DIMIA, you'll find their contact details on www.immi.gov.au
Or if you are in the UK - the London phone number for enquiries: 020 7379 4334 between 2-4pm Mon-Fri.
Good Luck
May 5th 2004, 12:52 pm
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Originally posted by gdcollectables
Hi Neil
not sure about that - try looking at this other thread, New passport - Old visa!
Or try sending an email to DIMIA, you'll find their contact details on www.immi.gov.au
Or if you are in the UK - the London phone number for enquiries: 020 7379 4334 between 2-4pm Mon-Fri.
Good Luck
Hi Neil
not sure about that - try looking at this other thread, New passport - Old visa!
Or try sending an email to DIMIA, you'll find their contact details on www.immi.gov.au
Or if you are in the UK - the London phone number for enquiries: 020 7379 4334 between 2-4pm Mon-Fri.
Good Luck
Thanks for your help
Neil
