mikewot

No to renew standard British adult passport. You cannot transfer your Dubai Visa, you have to keep your old passport (and visa) until the visa expires, then get the new visa in the new passport.

NorthernLad

Well my boss did exactly that in the summer. New passport, had Dubai residency transferred to it.

mikewot

Interesting! HR told me it was not possible. Good old HR.

NorthernLad

I don't think it's easy and is fairly expensive if the company has a lot of people who want this doing.

For us they look at how much you travel and how long is left on residency before approving.

mentalist

So did you check the link I posted, smart ass? Yes I see that it's on the one posted by Mikewot but not the one I was given by someone else. Even my boss thought it should go to Peterborough. Glad I wrote on here first before posting.

busybee2

why peterborough... it went to germany before and now no more germany its liverpool.... peterborough is one of the local ones, you could have sent it to glasgow but thats only if you are living in the uk, which u arent so a big to you too!

busybee2

u can but whats the point, now the visas are only valid for like 2 years so you may only have to put up with it for a little time!

NorthernLad

I have two years left on my visa, and travelling 4-5 times a month with two passports is a pain (the old one is pretty beaten up).

busybee2

because most people now have 2 years visa not the standard 3 that it was a few years ago.

NorthernLad

It's irrelevant, if you travel a lot two passports are a pain in the arse.

busybee2

i know have been here long time so always have 2 passports x 4! even worse now down to every 2 years visa.

NorthernLad

What on earth has how long you've been here got to do with this (although I'd hazard a guess you've spent too much time in the sun)?

Travelling with a current passport and expired one (which contains your residency) is a pain, especially if flying almost every week. This can be fixed my transferring the residency from old passport to new passport.

Millhouse

just staple the two together. no dramas.

mikewot

Maybe it's me but I use the egates, never been asked for passport coming into Dubay except first time. No one has looked at the visa for at least 18 months.

busybee2

meaning that there are 4 in my family so at one point or other a passport increases by 2!!!! and been here a long time, so had many visas attached to old passport and new passport.!!! and fyi: dont go out in the sun