nicola411

Your telling me JAJ it is incredibly awkward and difficult asking someone you barely know to sign your childs passport picture and then to try and get them to lie about how long they have known you is near on impossible.

JAJ

They are not supposed to lie. What they should do is put in the correct amount of time and you then apply anyway.

If you are refused for this reason - which is tantamount to unreasonable denial of a passport - then you need to make a formal complaint and get your Member of Parliament in the U.K. involved.

Only when enough MPs start asking questions will the unreasonable policies of embassy staff and the general third-class service given to overseas Britons be addressed.

Wooders

Would you be able to tell how you get the permenant visa transfered to the new passport please.

Thanks

JAJ

Visit a DIAC office.

dewdrop

.....on the question of '2year requirement' of signatures on the back of the photo,...what if i wanted to renew my brit/passport in the UK, on holiday(but live in Ontario Canada). I want to also apply to get my children(british by descent by me) their first passport by me there too. I don't have a dr. or anyone that has known me two years to sign the back(except family but, that doesn't count)...Have u had any knowledge of getting British/passports in the UK whilst on holiday...We live in Canada but r moving back. hope this makes sense!

I've found it cheaper to do ALL in the UK as opposed to getting the passports in Canada....but, if i can't do it all in the UK, i will have to pay here. but just wondered if anyone has tried it????

TruBrit

if you live out of the country..... this website might help you ...

http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travelling-...seas/passports

Katherined0

We waited over 6 weeks for my son's passport renewal from Canberra..... and from posts on BE that's not atypical.

JAJ

If you have been living in Canada for some time, it is probably easier to do so from Canada. If moving back, they are not supposed to arrive as tourists anyway.

quoll

I renewed mine in March this year - I took it to the High Commission (9am - 2pm only) in Canberra and picked it up from them and it took 20 working days. So add more for the postage there and back and you are looking at around 6 weeks at least. The drop off and pick up would definitely be the way to go for anyone with access to Canberra - they call you to let you know when it is ready which is a great help.

If you are only coming for a holiday then it would be OK just to have your Australian passport to come and go with - a friend has done this for years even though she is a UK citizen. It is only recently that she has decided to renew her UK passport and travel on it when she is in UK/Europe. You dont need to show them you are UK citizen when you arrive.

dewdrop

We won't be moving as tourists, only on holiday. When its official, and we know the move is in the future. we will get hubby visa and the children will then 'already' have the britpassports...What else do they need? I don't want any problems at immigration. am i missing something with the children?(they are british by decent by me)

JAJ

Holiday in the U.K. => Canadian passports should be ok.

Moving to the U.K. => Husband needs a spouse visa, children need British passports or Right of Abode stamps in Canadian passports.