mikemike

ok they timed me out after 20 minutes

I will wait until the lady gets home she will have the missing details then we will start again
they want feedback and that button does not seem to work either

what ever happened to on line doc you printed out and completed by hand


Completed, paid and printed, now to get the counter signatory inside leg measurement, just to start with!!

grahamuk2

The UK passport issuing process for Brits born (like my 18 month-old son) abroad is a total disgrace too.

It is apparently taking a year or more now, for them to come up with a first British passport for a child born in the Philippines.

My/son's application went in last July, so early days yet.

HKG3

To be fair, the UK Passport Office's turnaround time for UK passport applications in other countries are okay. The reason why it takes so long for applications from the Philippines is that the country is class as a high risk country for fake documents. The link below is an example -

Stepping Hill nurse Victorino Chua guilty of murdering patients - BBC News

grahamuk2

Yes, I understand the reasoning behind the delays... and about the process that is gone through.

I'm told (by a civil servant who will know about such things) that often it is the 'Manila end' of things that slows down the process, as each local document is retrieved there for verification.

I also think some common sense could be used, where the application is clearly quite straightforward.

I also consider that the subject in the link you've provided above is totally irrelevant to the process of a British citizen applying for a passport for his child. Sorry.

mikemike

graham

I am going through the renewal for passports that were originally processed by the embassy direct.

Amazing the process that has to be supplied for a 6 & 4 year old for them to be ''considered'' for renewal

BritInParis

Define 'common sense' and 'straightforward'.

grahamuk2

I'll be polite and let you go first.

BritInParis

If you understand the delay and reasons for it then I would suggest you should also understand there is no such thing as a straightforward application if you are relying on Philippine documentation and the common sense approach would be to carry out robust checks on each and every first time applicant.

HKG3

My link is relevant -

The article said that Greater Manchester Police 'discovered inconsistencies between his two nursing certificates' and have 'no confidence that those are bona-fide qualifications'.

Chua was able to use these alleged fake nursing certificates to register as a nurse in the UK and went on to work in an NHS hospital. Thus it is possible that someone could use fake documents in order to obtain a British passport that he is not entitle to.

If the fake certificates are good enough to fool the Nursing and Midwifery Council in the UK, it is very understandable that the Passport Office needs to be very cautious when dealing with applications from high risk countries.

grahamuk2

Ok.
You win.

You're obviously a lot cleverer and much more experienced in such matters than I am.

I will slink off and you can pat one another on the back.

Bealinehx

Today I received my new British Passport exactly 21 days from when I sent my application via LBC.
A good result you may think. Well in reality no.The passport was issued on 9 Feb and has been sitting in DHL Hayes/Heathrow facility for seven days. I know this as DHL sent an SMS to advise me of its delivery on 15th Feb. No delivery materialised and with the SMS information I could start tracking the package. This last Monday I sent a strongly worded email to DHL and lo and behold the package started its 48 hour journey to Marikina.
So the Passport office did a great job and the service provider failed.

mikemike

I got my two kids passports today, taken 8 working days to complete.