Renewing your UK passport
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It took two weeks to get the passport in Dubai and cost nearly 150 quid. It took four hours in London, and cost under 125.
On the other hand, I had to go back to the UK to get it done there.
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I have just renewed mine in Jeddah just before xmas.
Dont forget your passport pics!!!
They must be on a white background and a certain size ok and no wearing of eye glass's or they will be rejected .One of the pics must be signed on the back by your boss or some one
ask at the embassy for more details.
Dont forget your passport pics!!!
They must be on a white background and a certain size ok and no wearing of eye glass's or they will be rejected .One of the pics must be signed on the back by your boss or some one
ask at the embassy for more details.
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I have just renewed mine in Jeddah just before xmas.
Dont forget your passport pics!!!
They must be on a white background and a certain size ok and no wearing of eye glass's or they will be rejected .One of the pics must be signed on the back by your boss or some one
ask at the embassy for more details.
Dont forget your passport pics!!!
They must be on a white background and a certain size ok and no wearing of eye glass's or they will be rejected .One of the pics must be signed on the back by your boss or some one
ask at the embassy for more details.
"Photos must be taken against a plain light grey or plain cream background"
NOT WHITE. They'll reject them if they're against a white background. There are big signs up in the UK Passport office about this!
Also, if you're renewing in the UK, no need to get anyone to sign it if you can be recognised from your old passport picture.
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You're right, the fees I quoted were for below-16 years, my apologies
. According to this page on the FCO site, the fees are as follows, all payable in Dirhams:
Issuing a Normal Passport, including renewals, replacing restricted validity, amendments, LSRs
Normal Passport (32 pages)
- 16 yrs and above £119.00 AED 655.00
- below 16 years ( 5 yr validity) £76.00 AED 420.00
Jumbo Passport (48 pages) £144.00 AED 790.00
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Issuing a Normal Passport, including renewals, replacing restricted validity, amendments, LSRs
Normal Passport (32 pages)
- 16 yrs and above £119.00 AED 655.00
- below 16 years ( 5 yr validity) £76.00 AED 420.00
Jumbo Passport (48 pages) £144.00 AED 790.00
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You're right, the fees I quoted were for below-16 years, my apologies
. According to this page on the FCO site, the fees are as follows, all payable in Dirhams:
Issuing a Normal Passport, including renewals, replacing restricted validity, amendments, LSRs
Normal Passport (32 pages)
- 16 yrs and above £119.00 AED 655.00
- below 16 years ( 5 yr validity) £76.00 AED 420.00
Jumbo Passport (48 pages) £144.00 AED 790.00
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Issuing a Normal Passport, including renewals, replacing restricted validity, amendments, LSRs
Normal Passport (32 pages)
- 16 yrs and above £119.00 AED 655.00
- below 16 years ( 5 yr validity) £76.00 AED 420.00
Jumbo Passport (48 pages) £144.00 AED 790.00
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One other thing - in the UK you can pay by credit card and get miles/points/cashback/whatever
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I've done both here and in the UK - in both cases I waited less than 20 mins (except I had to wait to get authority for a second passport faxed over from the UK when I was in London - if I'd had that the time in the office and embassy would have been identical).
It took two weeks to get the passport in Dubai and cost nearly 150 quid. It took four hours in London, and cost under 125.
On the other hand, I had to go back to the UK to get it done there.![Smile](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif)
It took two weeks to get the passport in Dubai and cost nearly 150 quid. It took four hours in London, and cost under 125.
On the other hand, I had to go back to the UK to get it done there.
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