02GF74
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| posted on 8/3/10 at 09:53 AM |
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eeek - how quickly can I get a passport?
Mine 10 year old one expired mid last year and I need to travel within EU sometime in April, so how soon can I get a passport?
Do the post office still do these short term emergency ones?
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eddie99
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| posted on 8/3/10 at 09:55 AM |
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I dont think its long waiting to get one now. I got mine back last year in about 3 weeks. So send off now and you should be fine!
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will121
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| posted on 8/3/10 at 09:56 AM |
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didnt think post office did anymore, but if you look on the web site there are ways if travelling within the next 4 weeks, possible by going direct to
a local (may be 100miles away) passport office
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Stott
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| posted on 8/3/10 at 09:56 AM |
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tomorrow is earliest, ring now for an appointment at you passport office, they don't do same day apps any more, then go spunk a load of cash,
wait 4 hrs and it's yours.
Did mine on the day of departure for Eurodisney last September,
HTH
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mcerd1
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| posted on 8/3/10 at 09:58 AM |
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if its a renewal - I think you can pay a bit extra to get it quicker - if you go to the nearest main passport office its even quicker (next day I
think)
a couple of years ago I got mine in less than 4 weeks 
(first proper one with the interview and everything)
linky
[edit: too slow again...]
[Edited on 8/3/10 by mcerd1]
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Benzine
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| posted on 8/3/10 at 10:04 AM |
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I got a new one at a passport office, £80 and a 3 hour wait which I used to go round the city (whichever city that was, I can't remember.
Can't have been a very good one)
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twybrow
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| posted on 8/3/10 at 10:08 AM |
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Two weeks tops, assuming your forms are all ok. You can have them check the forms at the psot office for a nominal fee, which saves massive delays if
you have cocked it up somehow...
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02GF74
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| posted on 8/3/10 at 10:39 AM |
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ok, so if push comes to shove, I can get one on the same day if I travel into Longdon.
..... still ploughing through the gov website .... and it says applications can be made on line - presumably a photo needs to be uploaded?
also biometric ones (iris scan?) - is this compulsory or what is the crack on those?
I am happy with a non bio paper one, thanks.
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GMPMotorsport
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| posted on 8/3/10 at 11:02 AM |
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just got mine back it took three weeks, that was a straight forward renewal.
www.gmpdevelopments.co.uk
www.gmpmotorsport.co.uk
ARDS Instructer.
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OX
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| posted on 8/3/10 at 11:14 AM |
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The closest one I could go to to get mine back the same day was Liverpool
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stevebubs
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| posted on 8/3/10 at 11:54 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by 02GF74
ok, so if push comes to shove, I can get one on the same day if I travel into London.
Yes but if you go through normal channels and get it checked at the post office, you should have it within 2 weeks or so.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 8/3/10 at 12:38 PM |
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Passport staff are on a 48-hour strike, according to this morning's news...
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geoff shep
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| posted on 8/3/10 at 09:13 PM |
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My last one came back in less than 2 weeks. The post office checking service is supposed to get it back soonest. Going to an office is very
expensive.
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