Originally Posted by Smiffy1 (Post 8413411)

Best of British luck to all you poor sods out there who are waiting for passports - mine still hasnt come, they have had it since 19th Jan (payment taken out on 28th Jan). STILL hasnt been processed yet - due to fly next week, arrrghhhhhhhh ............ :frown: ....:frown:

Originally Posted by Smiffy1 (Post 8413502)

[supposed to be 4 weeks from charging, but my card was charged on 28th jan and it still hasnt been processed!!! ]

Originally Posted by kinghuang (Post 8413535)

Smiffy1, spamming this thread is not going to help you or anyone else. It sounds like you've Careline to “escalate” your application, so you've already taken the right step. Having Dean here to help us out is a perk, but that's not his job.

You are not the only one, here. We are all frustrated by the extended processing times.

Originally Posted by Smiffy1 (Post 8413607)

I didnt say that I was the only one!!!! dont know what you mean by "spamming this thread"! ...........

Originally Posted by Zonie (Post 8413636)

It's like Newcastle High Street on a Sunday morning in here, litter everywhere.

Welcome to the forum smiffy.

Perhaps "jamming" would be a better word. It's not a chat room, take time and compose your post before pressing the button. :)

Originally Posted by Brit78 (Post 8365611)

Hello All,

New to the site here and have a passport question for the experts (Dean). I have read all about the delays and am just curious as to what my expectations should be. The turnaround time is stated to be 4 weeks. My dilema is that my passport will have been received by the embassy 3 weeks ago tomorrow and my credit card has still not been charged. I keep reading that the 4 weeks begins when the card is charged, but going on 3 weeks now with no charge. This seems a bit ridiculous to me. Let me know and thank you for your help.

Tim

Originally Posted by Brit78 (Post 8415323)

Passport update for those keeping records. My passport was received by the British Embassy first thing on the morning of Tuesday February 2nd. My card was charged 3 weeks and 1 day later on February 24th. The passport arrived at my house this morning, 2 weeks and 2 days after my card was charged. Total time: 5 weeks and 3 days from the Embassy's receipt of my application for passport renewal until I received a new passport. Just thought I would let everyone know. Thanks.

Originally Posted by DDexpat (Post 8410714)

Oh God. I have to be in England the weeked of March 20. I may be seriously out of luck here.

Is it possible to obtain an emergency passport from the local embassy (I'm in Houston) if your original passport is still in Washington being renewed??