Contacting Wasington Embassy...
Apr 24th 2006, 5:53 am
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Contacting Wasington Embassy...
Anyone able to give any tips for contacting the Washington embassy ?
Sent in our daughters birth registration and passport applications, and got our documentation back saying we'd missed out something we believe we had sent in. So, I go to britainusa.com in the hopes of finding out how to clarify the story, only to find no (obvious) way of making email contact, and, further, that:
To which my reaction was, predictably, :scared:
Sent in our daughters birth registration and passport applications, and got our documentation back saying we'd missed out something we believe we had sent in. So, I go to britainusa.com in the hopes of finding out how to clarify the story, only to find no (obvious) way of making email contact, and, further, that:
All passport telephone inquiries are handled by our outsource partner ABTRAN. Please call 1-900 285 7277. Hours of operation: Weekdays from 08.30-20.30 Eastern Standard Time. Calls cost $2.10 per minute.
Apr 24th 2006, 6:02 am
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Re: Contacting Wasington Embassy...
Bunch o' w*nkers, the lot of them.
Apr 24th 2006, 6:13 am
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Re: Contacting Wasington Embassy...
Originally Posted by dinosaur
Anyone able to give any tips for contacting the Washington embassy ?
Sent in our daughters birth registration and passport applications, and got our documentation back saying we'd missed out something we believe we had sent in. So, I go to britainusa.com in the hopes of finding out how to clarify the story, only to find no (obvious) way of making email contact, and, further, that:
To which my reaction was, predictably, :scared:
Sent in our daughters birth registration and passport applications, and got our documentation back saying we'd missed out something we believe we had sent in. So, I go to britainusa.com in the hopes of finding out how to clarify the story, only to find no (obvious) way of making email contact, and, further, that:
To which my reaction was, predictably, :scared:
Looks like American style capitalism or summat's swept through the UK Embassy...
Apr 24th 2006, 6:42 am
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Re: Contacting Wasington Embassy...
Originally Posted by Celsius
That's a pity. When I applied for my UK passport renewal a couple of years ago, the phones were still answered by live UK Embassy staff.
Looks like American style capitalism or summat's swept through the UK Embassy...
Looks like American style capitalism or summat's swept through the UK Embassy...
Jim
Apr 25th 2006, 10:02 am
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Re: Contacting Wasington Embassy...
Originally Posted by Scouse Express
All phone calls probably now have to go through a call centre......in INDIA! :scared:
Jim
Jim
I've heard the call centre is actualy in Ireland.
Anthony
Apr 25th 2006, 11:57 am
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Re: Contacting Wasington Embassy...
Try Morse code.
Apr 25th 2006, 12:20 pm
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Re: Contacting Wasington Embassy...
Originally Posted by dinosaur
To which my reaction was, predictably, :scared:
......just call them....and talk fast! 
Apr 25th 2006, 2:16 pm
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Re: Contacting Wasington Embassy...
It's the same when you call the US embassy in London. I found the staff there really good ie they were like, "i know this call is expensive so I'm going to talk really quickly" 
Apr 25th 2006, 5:51 pm
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Re: Contacting Wasington Embassy...
i found the people on the call centre to be pretty knowledge/quick when i called them once last yr (brit embassy passport centre)
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