How quickly are new passports getting sent out?
Discussion
Amateurish said:
Amateurish said:
I did my application this morning online. I've just posted my passport. I'm travelling in about 6 weeks. I'm not worried.
New passport arrived today. So 14 days from me posting the old one. My teenager applied for a 10yr passport 2 weeks ago, everything done online paid her fee, posted her old one back got a text message 2 days later stating it had been received and her new application was under way, opened the door last Friday DPD special delivery driver handed me her new passport took a photo of me holding the package, her old passport got posted back received it Saturday. Pretty good service I'd say.
As we're talking passports what's the deal with the EU~10 years? I know it's probably been discussed... But ryanair gate girl held me up the other day and made a call and told me that my passport "effectively" expired that day, the day being weds 25 Jan. Passport issued April 25th 2013 and "valid" until 25 August 2023.
Everything I see online (and including Ryanair's app) I see only that a passport must be less than 10 years old and have 3 months validity remaining. Not ten years less 3 months, a clearer way of putting would be it has to be younger than 9 years and 9 months.
What's right? If ^ is right I can see why people are slipping up!
Everything I see online (and including Ryanair's app) I see only that a passport must be less than 10 years old and have 3 months validity remaining. Not ten years less 3 months, a clearer way of putting would be it has to be younger than 9 years and 9 months.
What's right? If ^ is right I can see why people are slipping up!
Teddy Lop said:
As we're talking passports what's the deal with the EU~10 years? I know it's probably been discussed... But ryanair gate girl held me up the other day and made a call and told me that my passport "effectively" expired that day, the day being weds 25 Jan. Passport issued April 25th 2013 and "valid" until 25 August 2023.
Everything I see online (and including Ryanair's app) I see only that a passport must be less than 10 years old and have 3 months validity remaining. Not ten years less 3 months, a clearer way of putting would be it has to be younger than 9 years and 9 months.
What's right? If ^ is right I can see why people are slipping up!
"Your passport must be:Everything I see online (and including Ryanair's app) I see only that a passport must be less than 10 years old and have 3 months validity remaining. Not ten years less 3 months, a clearer way of putting would be it has to be younger than 9 years and 9 months.
What's right? If ^ is right I can see why people are slipping up!
Issued less than 10 years before the date you enter the country (check the ‘date of issue’)
valid for at least 3 months after the day you plan to leave (check the ‘expiry date’)"
This is from gov.uk so the Ryanair staff member was wrong.
Amateurish said:
Teddy Lop said:
As we're talking passports what's the deal with the EU~10 years? I know it's probably been discussed... But ryanair gate girl held me up the other day and made a call and told me that my passport "effectively" expired that day, the day being weds 25 Jan. Passport issued April 25th 2013 and "valid" until 25 August 2023.
Everything I see online (and including Ryanair's app) I see only that a passport must be less than 10 years old and have 3 months validity remaining. Not ten years less 3 months, a clearer way of putting would be it has to be younger than 9 years and 9 months.
What's right? If ^ is right I can see why people are slipping up!
"Your passport must be:Everything I see online (and including Ryanair's app) I see only that a passport must be less than 10 years old and have 3 months validity remaining. Not ten years less 3 months, a clearer way of putting would be it has to be younger than 9 years and 9 months.
What's right? If ^ is right I can see why people are slipping up!
Issued less than 10 years before the date you enter the country (check the ‘date of issue’)
valid for at least 3 months after the day you plan to leave (check the ‘expiry date’)"
This is from gov.uk so the Ryanair staff member was wrong.
So the UK passport authority have changed their policy and passports are valid for ten years from the date of issue, regardless of when the old one expired, and existing passports are treated as only valid for ten years from the date of issue even if the expiry date is later than that.
This was all pretty well publicised and discussed at the time so it shouldn't be a surprise to anybody.
deckster said:
Amateurish said:
Teddy Lop said:
As we're talking passports what's the deal with the EU~10 years? I know it's probably been discussed... But ryanair gate girl held me up the other day and made a call and told me that my passport "effectively" expired that day, the day being weds 25 Jan. Passport issued April 25th 2013 and "valid" until 25 August 2023.
Everything I see online (and including Ryanair's app) I see only that a passport must be less than 10 years old and have 3 months validity remaining. Not ten years less 3 months, a clearer way of putting would be it has to be younger than 9 years and 9 months.
What's right? If ^ is right I can see why people are slipping up!
"Your passport must be:Everything I see online (and including Ryanair's app) I see only that a passport must be less than 10 years old and have 3 months validity remaining. Not ten years less 3 months, a clearer way of putting would be it has to be younger than 9 years and 9 months.
What's right? If ^ is right I can see why people are slipping up!
Issued less than 10 years before the date you enter the country (check the ‘date of issue’)
valid for at least 3 months after the day you plan to leave (check the ‘expiry date’)"
This is from gov.uk so the Ryanair staff member was wrong.
So the UK passport authority have changed their policy and passports are valid for ten years from the date of issue, regardless of when the old one expired, and existing passports are treated as only valid for ten years from the date of issue even if the expiry date is later than that.
This was all pretty well publicised and discussed at the time so it shouldn't be a surprise to anybody.
Amateurish said:
deckster said:
Amateurish said:
"Your passport must be:
Issued less than 10 years before the date you enter the country (check the ‘date of issue’)
valid for at least 3 months after the day you plan to leave (check the ‘expiry date’)"
This is from gov.uk so the Ryanair staff member was wrong.
No the Ryanir person was 100% correct. The UK were criticised by the international community for their policy of renewing passports based on the expiry date of the old passport, which could give you an extra three months. The complaint was that a ten year passport could have been valid for ten years and three months, which apparently wasn't acceptable.Issued less than 10 years before the date you enter the country (check the ‘date of issue’)
valid for at least 3 months after the day you plan to leave (check the ‘expiry date’)"
This is from gov.uk so the Ryanair staff member was wrong.
So the UK passport authority have changed their policy and passports are valid for ten years from the date of issue, regardless of when the old one expired, and existing passports are treated as only valid for ten years from the date of issue even if the expiry date is later than that.
This was all pretty well publicised and discussed at the time so it shouldn't be a surprise to anybody.
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