UK Passport
Nov 19th 2006, 10:07 am
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UK Passport
A friend of ours needs her UK passport renewing (currently living in Perth) she hasn't been here long and needs to go home, 2 questions really:
1. Can she travel with less than 6 months left on her passport (if not returning here to Perth)
2. If she can't, who can she ask to sign her form to say that they have known her for 2 years or more, if she has only been here less than 6 months, obviously not knowing anyone in a professional capacity.
Any help would be great, you can apparently phone Brisbane here for any advise, but you have to give your credit card details and they charge $7 a question (or there abouts!)
many thanks
ps Here just over 3 months and loving it !!!
1. Can she travel with less than 6 months left on her passport (if not returning here to Perth)
2. If she can't, who can she ask to sign her form to say that they have known her for 2 years or more, if she has only been here less than 6 months, obviously not knowing anyone in a professional capacity.
Any help would be great, you can apparently phone Brisbane here for any advise, but you have to give your credit card details and they charge $7 a question (or there abouts!)
many thanks
ps Here just over 3 months and loving it !!!
Nov 19th 2006, 11:17 am
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Re: UK Passport
Originally Posted by soonbethere
A friend of ours needs her UK passport renewing (currently living in Perth) she hasn't been here long and needs to go home, 2 questions really:
1. Can she travel with less than 6 months left on her passport (if not returning here to Perth)
2. If she can't, who can she ask to sign her form to say that they have known her for 2 years or more, if she has only been here less than 6 months, obviously not knowing anyone in a professional capacity.
Any help would be great, you can apparently phone Brisbane here for any advise, but you have to give your credit card details and they charge $7 a question (or there abouts!)
many thanks
ps Here just over 3 months and loving it !!!
1. Can she travel with less than 6 months left on her passport (if not returning here to Perth)
2. If she can't, who can she ask to sign her form to say that they have known her for 2 years or more, if she has only been here less than 6 months, obviously not knowing anyone in a professional capacity.
Any help would be great, you can apparently phone Brisbane here for any advise, but you have to give your credit card details and they charge $7 a question (or there abouts!)
many thanks
ps Here just over 3 months and loving it !!!
I'd try there if you haven't done so already
Mission: British Consular Agency, Perth
Contact Details:
Address: Level 26
Allendale Square
77 St George's Terrace
Perth
Western Australia
Telephone: (61) (8) 8941 6130
Facsimile: (61) (8) 9224 4719 Commercial
(61) (8) 8941 6491 Consular and Management
Email: [email protected]
Office Hours: Mon-Fri: 0100-0500 0600-0900 (Public counter 01000-0600)GMT
Mon-Fri: 0900-1700 Local Time
Good luck
Nic
Nov 19th 2006, 12:44 pm
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Re: UK Passport
Originally Posted by The O'Neills
Details for the british consulate in Perth
I'd try there if you haven't done so already
Mission: British Consular Agency, Perth
Contact Details:
Address: Level 26
Allendale Square
77 St George's Terrace
Perth
Western Australia
Telephone: (61) (8) 8941 6130
Facsimile: (61) (8) 9224 4719 Commercial
(61) (8) 8941 6491 Consular and Management
Email: [email protected]
Office Hours: Mon-Fri: 0100-0500 0600-0900 (Public counter 01000-0600)GMT
Mon-Fri: 0900-1700 Local Time
Good luck
Nic
I'd try there if you haven't done so already
Mission: British Consular Agency, Perth
Contact Details:
Address: Level 26
Allendale Square
77 St George's Terrace
Perth
Western Australia
Telephone: (61) (8) 8941 6130
Facsimile: (61) (8) 9224 4719 Commercial
(61) (8) 8941 6491 Consular and Management
Email: [email protected]
Office Hours: Mon-Fri: 0100-0500 0600-0900 (Public counter 01000-0600)GMT
Mon-Fri: 0900-1700 Local Time
Good luck
Nic
Nic
Many thanks indeed, I have sent them an email on her behalf, really appreciate your input,
Thanks!
Nov 19th 2006, 2:43 pm
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Re: UK Passport
Originally Posted by soonbethere
Nic
Many thanks indeed, I have sent them an email on her behalf, really appreciate your input,
Thanks!
Many thanks indeed, I have sent them an email on her behalf, really appreciate your input,
Thanks!
Nov 20th 2006, 12:30 am
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Re: UK Passport
Originally Posted by The O'Neills
No worries, Perth nice and hot for you, where abouts in Manchester you from?, We're from Chadderton. Lived in Perth a few years ago, loved it, but heading to Adelaide now.
We lived in Flixton (about 5 minutes from the Trafford Centre). We love it here too, but finding the house prices a bit of a blow, we think a lot of people could be looking elsewhere too because of the prices, it would be fine if the salaries matched the rises! Have you been to Adelaide? we looked at possibly going that way or Melbourne, only because of the cost of living in comparison. Why are you heading to Adelaide?
Nov 20th 2006, 1:12 am
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Re: UK Passport
Not sure whether there are any relevant details at the British High Commission's website:
http://bhc.britaus.net/Passports/passportsdefault.asp
Best regards.
http://bhc.britaus.net/Passports/passportsdefault.asp
Best regards.
Nov 20th 2006, 7:58 am
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Re: UK Passport
Hi.we lost our sons passporet after being in perth for 3 weeks.We went onto www.britaus.net
From here we downloaded application forms and send the info to the address given.As we knew nobody,we just got the photos etc signed by the estate agent whom we rent off and sent a covering letter stating that we had only been in oz for 3 weeks.You can send without signatures,but it is not recommended,as it increases the time scale.
We received the new passport in 2 weeks, and then went to dimmia in perth city to get a new visa put in it.
We were impressed with the speed of the service.We also printed our own photos for the passport.The passport we got was also one of the new binary ones.
Hope this helps.
From here we downloaded application forms and send the info to the address given.As we knew nobody,we just got the photos etc signed by the estate agent whom we rent off and sent a covering letter stating that we had only been in oz for 3 weeks.You can send without signatures,but it is not recommended,as it increases the time scale.
We received the new passport in 2 weeks, and then went to dimmia in perth city to get a new visa put in it.
We were impressed with the speed of the service.We also printed our own photos for the passport.The passport we got was also one of the new binary ones.
Hope this helps.
Nov 20th 2006, 9:10 am
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Re: UK Passport
Originally Posted by soonbethere
We lived in Flixton (about 5 minutes from the Trafford Centre). We love it here too, but finding the house prices a bit of a blow, we think a lot of people could be looking elsewhere too because of the prices, it would be fine if the salaries matched the rises! Have you been to Adelaide? we looked at possibly going that way or Melbourne, only because of the cost of living in comparison. Why are you heading to Adelaide?
Nic
