Teach3r

Our friends mother is critically ill but his UK passport has expired. He has his US green card but needs to get home like now. Any suggestions. This is myfirst post of many. Thanks

Chorlton

Ummmm....a call to a British Consulate may be in order. I'm not sure what else to suggest.

Teach3r

Have suggested that...also how silly he is 4 not renewing!!!!

Celtic_Angel

I let mine expire for 2 years .....renewing isn't a problem if you still have your old one...i don't know about the time crunch though....I'm sure if he calls the Embassy they will be glad to speed things up

Teach3r

Have just found out that by ringing Orlando consulate can get a passport issued quickly - cost is 80 bucks per hour (500 bucks in total) and ready within 24 hours.

Teach3r

Any suggestions 4 their 1 yr old who has NO passport but social security number!!!

Bob

if he can get to a consulate, they can do an emergency passport that'll be good for a return flight...I'm pretty sure they can do that...I know they issue them in the middle east and africa...where my sister lost a passport and had one stolen...but she works for BA, so who knows.

fatbrit

Is the one-year-old a USC?

Teach3r

Nope...unfortunately not - loks like we r going to have to babysit whilst they sort things out..

jjmb

if the baby isn't a USc how did he/she get here, even babies need a passport to travel these days?

fatbrit

If a baby has a SSN, it was presumably born here. Therefore, unless parents hold diplomatic status, the baby is automatically a USC.

USC's must always enter on the US on a US passport. However, assuming the parents are UKC's, the baby does not require a UK passport; they can simply go through the "johnny foreigner" line with their British passports and enter the baby into the UK on a US passport. Consequently, the baby should not leave the US without a US passport but could enter the UK without a UK passport.

Teach3r

Was born here. Weve left it in their hands now. Will post an update on what they did to solve problem.

fatbrit

Okay -- so baby can't leave without a US passport -- would cause mega probs.