How Much For A Bloody Passport!!!???
Dec 20th 2002, 8:14 pm
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How Much For A Bloody Passport!!!???
$101.00 the Embassy in Washington DC wants for a renewal passport, Back home it's only 33.00 quid, (pound signs not availible on US Key boards) Am I reading the info right, am I mistaken, or is His Exellency the british Ambassador ripping the arse out of it???
All I wanted was to renew my expiring passport
All I wanted was to renew my expiring passport
Dec 21st 2002, 2:12 pm
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You have read it correctly, must I admit I was shocked too.
Looks like they increased the fees in November, because I was sure when I checked it a couple of months ago it was cheaper than that.
Sue
Looks like they increased the fees in November, because I was sure when I checked it a couple of months ago it was cheaper than that.
Sue
Dec 22nd 2002, 10:43 pm
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Aaron in response to your comment "No pound sign" here it is £.
FOR One time use:
If you have windows OS go to start/programs/Accessories/system tools/character map. Choose your font then choose tons of foreign characters & symbols, select that character/copy go back to your doc/email & paste.
"You could also make a shortcut on the desktop to Character map".
If you need to use £ often:
You can also go to start/settings/control panel/key board/language/ADD/ English British, it will ask for the windows disk. The # key becomes the £ key.
Reg. Frank R.
Re the cost of new passport, I renewed mine a couple of years ago. I thought about $60.
FOR One time use:
If you have windows OS go to start/programs/Accessories/system tools/character map. Choose your font then choose tons of foreign characters & symbols, select that character/copy go back to your doc/email & paste.
"You could also make a shortcut on the desktop to Character map".
If you need to use £ often:
You can also go to start/settings/control panel/key board/language/ADD/ English British, it will ask for the windows disk. The # key becomes the £ key.
Reg. Frank R.
Re the cost of new passport, I renewed mine a couple of years ago. I thought about $60.
Dec 23rd 2002, 12:07 pm
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the Computer I'm on is at work and IT will not allow me to do that
but... I checked and double checked, they want $101.00, and thus, I'm not a happy Bunny
I know I can afford it, it's just the principle of the whole deal, new passport should be more expensive than a renewal, as there should be less paper work involved. but in the US Embassy they are doing a dodgy thing, I might try to do this by sending the old passport to England and getting my Dad to renew it.
but... I checked and double checked, they want $101.00, and thus, I'm not a happy Bunny
I know I can afford it, it's just the principle of the whole deal, new passport should be more expensive than a renewal, as there should be less paper work involved. but in the US Embassy they are doing a dodgy thing, I might try to do this by sending the old passport to England and getting my Dad to renew it.
Dec 23rd 2002, 5:08 pm
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If you are at work, then hold down the ALT key and press 156 this is what you get
£
"Thats the way to do it"
£
"Thats the way to do it"
Dec 26th 2002, 7:20 pm
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Most countries allow their citizens to return back home on national arilines with an expired passport. British Airways would be the way to go.
Jan 1st 2003, 4:05 am
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They won't let you travel on an expired passport anymore (so I just found out) thanks to 9/11 unless there is a "verifiable emergency". I have just had to shell out $311Can for a renewal for me and two of my four sprogs. Daylight robbery...
