PASSPORTS UK –New +Renew +Apply for children
BRITISH PASSPORT SERVICES IN FLORIDA and ALL USA. Since September 2013 there is only one way for expat Britons to do this: ONLINE. NOT IN PERSON. You submit all passport applications, new issue and renewals, to the Government Passport Office in the UK for processing. Find all the information to complete the passport application process and submit passport photos on the ONLY OFFICIAL UK Government website https://www.gov.uk/overseas-passports.
NOTE: If you want to apply for a new UK passport for a baby/child, go to same website to find that section. Ditto if you are American with British parents and want to apply for a UK passport. Same if you were born in the UK, now live abroad and want to see if you qualify for a passport, consult that same UK Government website.
► Allow at least 6 weeks from the date your application has been received by the Passport Office over in UK. Your application may take longer if HM Passport Office needs to request further information. Avoid applying for your passport at the last minute. Any remaining validity on your current passport will be transferred to your new one.
► EMERGENCY LAST-MINUTE PASSPORT ONLY IN FLORIDA: If you are due to travel to UK in under 10 days you can physically go to the British Consulate General in downtown Miami. They will issue you a temporary passport. First, you MUST make an appointment–can’t just show up. Call their office [305] 400-6400, listen to options and press the Emergency one to speak to somebody. Explain you need an emergency passport.
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TRAVEL TIP: We recommend you download the APP called Mobile Passport and enter your passport details into it. If you lose your passport, you can show this. The App is recognised in over 25 USA international airports and cruise ports and allows you to skip US Customs and Immigration [USCIS] lines. The USCIS invented it, so official!!
► NATIONALITY ENQUIRIES—DO YOU OR YOUR CHILD QUALIFY FOR A UK PASSPORT?
If you live in the USA and have an enquiry about eligibility for British citizenship or whether you can qualify for a British passport in the first place, information can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/british-passport-eligibility. QUESTIONS ONLY: [They do NOT issue passports unless it is a proven emergency]. Phone the British Consulate in Miami [305] 400-6400
► NEED TO OBTAIN A COPY OF YOUR BRITISH BIRTH CERTIFICATE? OR MARRIAGE OR DEATH CERTIFICATE? FOR ANY BRITISH CITIZEN you must apply to The UK Government’s General Register Office, where all public records are kept. Records of all births, deaths, marriages in the UK since 1837 are kept at St. Catherine’s House in London. You can go there in person to order a duplicate certificate [for a small fee]: St. Catherine’s House, 10 Kingsway, London WC2B 6JP England or write there. Their website www.gro.gov.uk will reveal all the info. There is an Overseas Department shown on the website too. Click around and see what you need. AFTER THAT not before, if you still have questions about such documents, call the British Consulate in Miami [305] 400-6400. They do NOT issue any UK replacement documents, but will be able to answer your questions.
► AMERICAN PASSPORTS—-FOR BRITS WHO HAVE BECOME UK-USA dual nationals and need to obtain an American Passport: Phone the US Government’s passport info line: 1-877-487-2778 or get passport info and forms from their website www.travel.state.gov
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£$ TIP: WANT TO SAVE WHEN TRANSFERRING over UK CURRENCY? DON’T USE YOUR BANK! Use Moneycorp. [ I use Moneycorp myself–FABB President.] The pound is shaky. That affects all expats in Florida who still have UK dealings. TO FIND OUT MORE: Phone Moneycorp’s Kelly Cutchin on [863] 207-6616 at their USA HQ in Orlando to ask all your questions. Or email your query to Kelly Cutchin kelly.cutchin@moneycorp.com To transfer your precious funds, we highly recommend you use the services of Moneycorp. At lower rates than any bank! This will save you fees and grief, as we Londoners say! What your own bank won’t do is save considerable exchange fees, like Moneycorp. THE BEST WAY: Moneycorp, the UK company with an office in Florida and droves of satisfied Florida clients. It is the only UK currency exchange company licenced to deal in 50 states. Many expat Brits here have used this currency service for years and report huge savings and satisfaction. Moneycorp’s HQ is in England. Posted by the Florida Association of British Business [FABB]. Moneycorp have been trusted members since 2005.
