Renewing a British passport from Munich

I'd take it to a director at your company if you know them??

Dont worry about the birth certificate thing, I lost my passport last year. Sent off the forms with the photos & certificate and got it all back within 2 weeks.

@UrbanAngel - Yes it says you must send your birth certificate, then in another section it says if renewing you just send your old passport and do not need to send your birth certificate. There are two parts, and if I remember it was not so clear.

Anyway, I renewed mine, and did not send my birth certificate.

OK, so I know I've been majorly procrastinating, but I am determined to send these darn forms off tomorrow. I got my passport photos done, and transferred the money over. Final question (I hope) is about next of kin. It says to give the names of 2 relatives/friends for contact in case of accident etc. I put my mother in field 1. Did any of you leave field 2 blank, or did you all put 2 contact people in?
There's nowt in the notes about this.
Thanks.

Brother or sister if you have one.
The chances of the names/addresses being used ain't high, but it's not hard to supply a couple of them. Bear in mind that a passport is valid for 10 years so entering someone like a 90-year old gran might be less than practical...

@Jeeves
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Thanks for the tip - good idea

Actually this is only for records, and not printed on the passport, so you can use different contacts on the passport itself !

On my last passport I had to handwrite in my next of kin, so I was surprised when they asked me on the forms, but now I know why. Thanks pepper

Update - I received my passport back yesterday, so it took ca 2-3 weeks. I did not submit my birth certificate, and it proved no problem. The 2 names for next-of-kin were not printed into my passport, so I can handwrite in who I like.
You get a receipt sent back with it, as well as your old passport with 1 corner clipped off.
Thanks for all your help

cost of a UK passport will rise by 29% from October
so if yours is expiring, might be an idea to renew early to beat the rush (and save yourself 15 quid in the process)

Cheers Topsy, mine expires in November so will renew it as soon as I return from my UK break in early September

Topsy too true.I ahve the latest price list for passports and my god, the price for the kids is sky high.€ 97 for each kid and only for 5 years

Mine is costing €147... ouch!

I need to renew my British Passport by August, does anyone know how to go about it?

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I am living in Germany but going to England for a while to get some work. My passport runs out soon should I apply for a passport in England or in Germany? Which is quicker? Which is cheaper?

I have a British application form from England for a passport but I noticed it said if you live abroad you need to contact the embassy for an alternative form. I have an address in UK and Germany so which one do I go for? :-S

It is cheaper in the UK, by about a tenner or summat.
Overseas issued passports are dearer to pay for the *cough* services offered to British Citizens living abroad that we get from the Foreign Office.

AFAIK, you can only apply for a passport in the UK if you live there.
You MIGHT be able to get away with it if you went to one of the "local" offices (London, Peterborough, Liverpool, Glasgow, Belfast, Newport) and were prepared to queue and queue and queue...

FAR easier just to pop it in the post to the lubbly folks in Düsseldorf.

I am registered in UK though I do have an address there.
I do have a living and working permit for here too but whats to say I aint moved back to UK?

Are the German renewals not €144 or something like that?

I've recently renewed my passport on a trip back to the UK. However, you're right, I did have to go to one of the offices (and you must make an appointment in advance). I paid the fee for a 4-hour service, but it seems you can maybe also show up in person and get them to mail it (fast-track) to a UK address if you'll be there long enough. They might ask you to take along proof that you are (temporarily) in the UK, even if it's only for the day, such as a letter and ID from someone you're staying with, or from a hotel. There's more info on their website.

Also, although the fee for the 4-hour service is 108 pounds, the postal service fee from Düsseldorf is almost as much (147 euros), and of course it takes longer.

I could be in England for 3 months or longer is that long enough?

Well, I got the impression that if you're willing to pay for the premium service then you could even just be there for the day. But if you want to be sure for your specific circumstances, I'd strongly suggest giving their helpline a call.

If you are in the UK for a long time (OVER 6 weeks) you could save a bit of money getting it issued there.

But I wouldn't pay for a premium service or spend all my day queueing in Newport tbh, just do it in Düsseldorf.

The main problem with getting a new British Passport is the TAT.
A lot of people don't have a six week window where they will not need their passport.

You get a registered letter and you somehow have to explain at the post office that your ID is somewhere in NRW getting processed etc etc

Just got my new passport back today. Düsseldorf received it on the 13th, and issued on the 26th.

New passport has lots of pretty birds in it

My son's passport was back even quicker than that. As far as I know Düsseldorf offer a while U wait appointment too if you want one.

I can't work out what the birds represent. Any patriotic ornithologists out there to throw light on this?

Jesus, the price is going up again!

Embassy link

Biometric Passports

* Adult 32 page: from €142 to €185
* Adult 48 page (Available from 1 April 2007): €224
* Child: from €92 to €118
* Emergency: from €68 to €87
* Amendments: from €118 to €152

Please note that the new fees will apply to any application received from 1 April 2007.

Im sending mine off this week.

Checklist:

• No birth certificate
• Old Passport
• 2 Photos (1 counter signed)
• Form countersigned by British Manager at work.
• Money sent electronically via online banking - 147 Euro (including 5 Euro admin fee)

Cheers

Notice from the internet site that as regards paymeny it notes...

If applying by post we advise payment by bank transfer (Banküberweisung). Please note that the Original Bank Transfer should be paid into your local bank.

what the F**k do they mean by paying the amount into my local bank. ...

Bilko, they mean you give in the bank transfer whether paper, internet banking or at a terminal to your local bank yourself.

They check their bak account and when the money is there, they will process your passport.

I'm not an ornithologist, patriotic or otherwise, but according to the British Embassy website's biometric passport FAQ:


So now you know.

Given their bloody charges, I'm assuming one of the birds is a magpie?

I once got a passport issued in about 1 1/2 hours, mind you I was in the Army at the time and just back from a bout of Patrick bothering in 1976 . They must´ve thought I deseved the holiday after that!
one of the ones which I replaced a couple of years ago came through after about 5 days.
Maybe I´m just lucky or nice or both.