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Online passport renewal
Online passport renewal
by Anniep » Fri May 28, 2021 1:15 pm
Got our Spanish paperwork updated so now U.K. passport
Can I start the application online but save it to complete later,?
I’ve read I can take my own photo with my phone, has anyone done this? I tried but mine looked rubbish , if I use a photo booth, would it require taking a photo of the passport photo to then upload and attach to the application?
Can I start the application online but save it to complete later,?
I’ve read I can take my own photo with my phone, has anyone done this? I tried but mine looked rubbish , if I use a photo booth, would it require taking a photo of the passport photo to then upload and attach to the application?
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Re: Online passport renewal
by marcliff » Fri May 28, 2021 1:28 pm
When you use your phone or camera to take a photo, it will analyse it for a bit and then tell you if it is good enough. It gives a meter from poor to excellent. If poor, it will tell you the reasons (shadow, flash, eyes closed, other object in photo or whatever) and it needs to be at least good before it says it will probably be accepted.
The background needs to be very pale. We did against our bedroom wall which is a very pale magnolia.
Make sure the shirt you are wearing is not the same colour as the background. I had a yellow polo shirt on in the first one and it was rejected. Changing to a blue shirt and it came out very good. Similar don't wear a white shirt if the background is white.
Glasses aren't allowed either unless it's impossible to do anything without them on. You can click a box saying "I think this photo meets the requirements" even if it comes out poor and then explain why.
Not sure you can save it until later. Each time I tried to amend something it went back to page 1.
The background needs to be very pale. We did against our bedroom wall which is a very pale magnolia.
Make sure the shirt you are wearing is not the same colour as the background. I had a yellow polo shirt on in the first one and it was rejected. Changing to a blue shirt and it came out very good. Similar don't wear a white shirt if the background is white.
Glasses aren't allowed either unless it's impossible to do anything without them on. You can click a box saying "I think this photo meets the requirements" even if it comes out poor and then explain why.
Not sure you can save it until later. Each time I tried to amend something it went back to page 1.
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Re: Online passport renewal
by IanCollins » Fri May 28, 2021 1:40 pm
the process was easy apart from the photo, as mentioned. finally got mine approved. biggest delay was the return of old passport. I sent it via recorded delivery but it took 2 weeks before they acknowledged receipt. Once photo was approved new passport arrived within a week via DHL.
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Re: Online passport renewal
by Anniep » Fri May 28, 2021 2:04 pm
Thanks both, will try this weekend,
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Re: Online passport renewal
by marcliff » Fri Jun 04, 2021 11:17 am
We applied for the passport online and it had a warning that it would take 10 to 11 weeks to arrive.
We had an email to say they'd received the application and now to send the old passports which we did for by "signed for" post at €5.45 each.
Got an email a week after we'd posted it to say they'd received it.
2 weeks later an email to say the application |(so the photo must have been OK) had been successful.
email day after to say the passports had been sent by secure courier.
3 weeks from application to sending them which is very quick since they said 10 to 11 weeks. Old passports will be returned by separate post.
We had an email to say they'd received the application and now to send the old passports which we did for by "signed for" post at €5.45 each.
Got an email a week after we'd posted it to say they'd received it.
2 weeks later an email to say the application |(so the photo must have been OK) had been successful.
email day after to say the passports had been sent by secure courier.
3 weeks from application to sending them which is very quick since they said 10 to 11 weeks. Old passports will be returned by separate post.
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Re: Online passport renewal
by Anniep » Fri Jun 04, 2021 11:24 am
Thank you Marcliff, with yesterday news I don’t think the passport office will be busy as people are unable to travel, I’m making this weekend my passport weekend! I am correct in that now as I have a TIE card I won’t need a passport when checking into a hotel here in Spain? We’re going to Cuenca for a break.
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Re: Online passport renewal
by Paul Uden » Fri Jun 04, 2021 11:46 am
Anniep wrote:Thank you Marcliff, with yesterday news I don’t think the passport office will be busy as people are unable to travel, I’m making this weekend my passport weekend! I am correct in that now as I have a TIE card I won’t need a passport when checking into a hotel here in Spain? We’re going to Cuenca for a break.
We've checked into Spanish hotels with the TIE no problem.
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Re: Online passport renewal
by marcliff » Fri Jun 04, 2021 12:25 pm
Anniep wrote:Thank you Marcliff, with yesterday news I don’t think the passport office will be busy as people are unable to travel, I’m making this weekend my passport weekend! I am correct in that now as I have a TIE card I won’t need a passport when checking into a hotel here in Spain? We’re going to Cuenca for a break.
We have just booked a break in Altea and the hotel confirmation slip says passport, DNI or TIE is required. You can also use the TIE for internal flights as well.
I did see one government site that seems to say you can use the TIE for travel anywhere in Schengen but it also advises that you should carry your passport as well.
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Re: Online passport renewal
by DTR » Fri Jun 04, 2021 12:33 pm
Ask a neighbour with a good camera phone who can email it to you.
Anniep wrote:Got our Spanish paperwork updated so now U.K. passport
Can I start the application online but save it to complete later,?
I’ve read I can take my own photo with my phone, has anyone done this? I tried but mine looked rubbish , if I use a photo booth, would it require taking a photo of the passport photo to then upload and attach to the application?
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