Passport office, what a joke.
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soi6 said:
Crossflow Kid said:
Your "shift" key appears to be broken. It's the one that turns little letters in to big letters like wot they should be at the beginning of a new sentence. Pleb.
if its pisses you off then great. wot....
Epic. Thanks for dropping by.
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soi6 said:
Crossflow Kid said:
When you say "proof" does that include "my mate down the pub who spouts this twaddle"? 
the media have written about it. Crossflow. you need to get a life and grow up if you think this is lies.
Pothole said:
I got my last one in Malta. Much easier than doing it here.
how long ago??? about 18 months ago they changed the whole process, not sure when in Europe, but in asia it has to go back to the UK via Hong Kong and takes between 4 and 6 weeks ..... which can put you in a proper tight spot with visa requirements / check in's renewals etc when living out here!it also costs near on GBP400 once you pay a few DHL charges as well .....
yet my scandi and southern Mediterranean colleagues just walk into their embassy and get a new passport there and then ....
XJSJohn said:
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yet my scandi and southern Mediterranean colleagues just walk into their embassy and get a new passport there and then ....
and what;s the value of a blank passprot from one of those nations on the 'open' market ? yet my scandi and southern Mediterranean colleagues just walk into their embassy and get a new passport there and then ....
it would not suprise me if it wasn;t considerably lower , reflecting therelative loack fo demand compared to UK or US ones.
XJSJohn said:
Pothole said:
I got my last one in Malta. Much easier than doing it here.
how long ago??? about 18 months ago they changed the whole process, not sure when in Europe, but in asia it has to go back to the UK via Hong Kong and takes between 4 and 6 weeks ..... which can put you in a proper tight spot with visa requirements / check in's renewals etc when living out here!it also costs near on GBP400 once you pay a few DHL charges as well .....
yet my scandi and southern Mediterranean colleagues just walk into their embassy and get a new passport there and then ....
tangerine_sedge said:
Is this the same Passport office that renewed 2 passports for my children last week. This was a 5 day turn-around including mailing...
At what point do you stop blaming the passport office, and start thinking that *you* might be the problem?
I wouldn't have been nearly as pissed off if the guy had given a proper explanation first time. Just sending my wife home with a "GP isn't good enough" was not the way to resolve the issue IMOAt what point do you stop blaming the passport office, and start thinking that *you* might be the problem?
Went up on Tuesday with a fresh form and new counter signature. The woman we saw was 1000x more helpful than the last guy. Explained the original GP problem and how/why they have changed the rules.
New passport arrived today (2 days into the 5 day turn around).
Pothole said:
XJSJohn said:
Pothole said:
I got my last one in Malta. Much easier than doing it here.
how long ago??? about 18 months ago they changed the whole process, not sure when in Europe, but in asia it has to go back to the UK via Hong Kong and takes between 4 and 6 weeks ..... which can put you in a proper tight spot with visa requirements / check in's renewals etc when living out here!it also costs near on GBP400 once you pay a few DHL charges as well .....
yet my scandi and southern Mediterranean colleagues just walk into their embassy and get a new passport there and then ....
ks it up .... XJSJohn said:
Pothole said:
XJSJohn said:
Pothole said:
I got my last one in Malta. Much easier than doing it here.
how long ago??? about 18 months ago they changed the whole process, not sure when in Europe, but in asia it has to go back to the UK via Hong Kong and takes between 4 and 6 weeks ..... which can put you in a proper tight spot with visa requirements / check in's renewals etc when living out here!it also costs near on GBP400 once you pay a few DHL charges as well .....
yet my scandi and southern Mediterranean colleagues just walk into their embassy and get a new passport there and then ....
ks it up .... Applied online for my wife's and sent it all off Dec 3rd,the new passport arrived today 10th Dec,good service.
The only thing that concerned me was the way it was delivered.A strange guy,not Royal mail,no other uniform or ID delivered it and it was not signed for.He obviously had been to (or came from?)another address.The envelope had passport written all over it,not a very secure situation.
The only thing that concerned me was the way it was delivered.A strange guy,not Royal mail,no other uniform or ID delivered it and it was not signed for.He obviously had been to (or came from?)another address.The envelope had passport written all over it,not a very secure situation.
Old Merc said:
Applied online for my wife's and sent it all off Dec 3rd,the new passport arrived today 10th Dec,good service.
The only thing that concerned me was the way it was delivered.A strange guy,not Royal mail,no other uniform or ID delivered it and it was not signed for.He obviously had been to (or came from?)another address.The envelope had passport written all over it,not a very secure situation.
This is odd? today (11th) the OLD passport was returned to us via SECURE mail.The only thing that concerned me was the way it was delivered.A strange guy,not Royal mail,no other uniform or ID delivered it and it was not signed for.He obviously had been to (or came from?)another address.The envelope had passport written all over it,not a very secure situation.
Old Merc said:
Applied online for my wife's and sent it all off Dec 3rd,the new passport arrived today 10th Dec,good service.
The only thing that concerned me was the way it was delivered.A strange guy,not Royal mail,no other uniform or ID delivered it and it was not signed for.He obviously had been to (or came from?)another address.The envelope had passport written all over it,not a very secure situation.
How do you know he wasn't Royal Mail,third class citizens aka agency / rm casuals get none of the workwear and inferior PPE.The only thing that concerned me was the way it was delivered.A strange guy,not Royal mail,no other uniform or ID delivered it and it was not signed for.He obviously had been to (or came from?)another address.The envelope had passport written all over it,not a very secure situation.
Pothole said:
XJSJohn said:
Pothole said:
I got my last one in Malta. Much easier than doing it here.
how long ago??? about 18 months ago they changed the whole process, not sure when in Europe, but in asia it has to go back to the UK via Hong Kong and takes between 4 and 6 weeks ..... which can put you in a proper tight spot with visa requirements / check in's renewals etc when living out here!it also costs near on GBP400 once you pay a few DHL charges as well .....
yet my scandi and southern Mediterranean colleagues just walk into their embassy and get a new passport there and then ....
Consulate in Düsseldorf used to do them all for Germany and Middle East (and maybe further afield) but it all has to go back to the UK now
my kids all got their passports within a couple of days from the consulate, renewals took about 3 months this summer, including them writing to me to tell me my kids, Niccolo and Pipkin, or some other such made-up names, need more documents (it was some other fella's application sent to me)
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