UK passport renewal from Ottawa??
Nov 25th 2019, 9:20 am
#16
Joined: Feb 2012
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Re: UK passport renewal from Ottawa??
You should be able to complete the form on a iPad or a friend’s computer. You will need to send back your old passport. It’s simpler to upload a digital photograph for a renewal.
Jan 6th 2020, 1:26 pm
#17
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Re: UK passport renewal from Ottawa??
What everyone else said! There's no longer a benefit to renewing early... ISTR that is used to be you could renew within some time (6 months?) of expiry and have the remaining time added on to the validity of your new passport. Now, in order to comply with international agreements on passport validity, no passport can be valid for longer than 10 years, so time can't be added on to your new passport.
It's such a quick process to do the online renewal (took me less than 2 weeks including courier transit time late last year), that I'd plan to leave it as near as you can to the expiry of your current passport and then renew through the online portal. The only circumstance I can think of where that might be different would be if you have a work permit tied to a particular passport and don't want to go through the hassle of updating your WP when you renew the passport (do you even still need to do that? I think I did back in around 2008 but could be misremembering)
It's such a quick process to do the online renewal (took me less than 2 weeks including courier transit time late last year), that I'd plan to leave it as near as you can to the expiry of your current passport and then renew through the online portal. The only circumstance I can think of where that might be different would be if you have a work permit tied to a particular passport and don't want to go through the hassle of updating your WP when you renew the passport (do you even still need to do that? I think I did back in around 2008 but could be misremembering)
My passport expires on 14th Jan this year.
I’m looking to renew it online and then express courier it to the UK and back.
i need a week turnaround. Any recommendations as to which courier is most reliable and fastest?
i read an old thread on here that a guy had his new passport within a week as it’s all pre validated online.
thank you
Jan 7th 2020, 6:08 pm
#18
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Joined: Jan 2007
Location: Oakville, ON
Posts: 6,891
Re: UK passport renewal from Ottawa??
Hi there,
My passport expires on 14th Jan this year.
I’m looking to renew it online and then express courier it to the UK and back.
i need a week turnaround. Any recommendations as to which courier is most reliable and fastest?
i read an old thread on here that a guy had his new passport within a week as it’s all pre validated online.
thank you
