Passport renewal.. HELP!!!
Passport renewal.. HELP!!!
Help!
Have to get a passport sorted out really quickly. I heard there was the place in Malaga.. and then that the only place was Madrid... Also that you can do it in GIB...
What are the options???
Thanks in advance.
Have to get a passport sorted out really quickly. I heard there was the place in Malaga.. and then that the only place was Madrid... Also that you can do it in GIB...
What are the options???
Thanks in advance.
Do or do not... there is no try. Yoda
Only Madrid?
I have a friend who is going to Gibraltar tomorrow to renew hers. She insists that although it will have a small 'Gibraltar' word on it.. it is good and ca be done. We'll see!
In the meantime
Do you have an email address/link for the online forms?
Thanks Katy
I have a friend who is going to Gibraltar tomorrow to renew hers. She insists that although it will have a small 'Gibraltar' word on it.. it is good and ca be done. We'll see!
In the meantime
Do you have an email address/link for the online forms?
Thanks Katy
Do or do not... there is no try. Yoda
website for passports from Madrid: www.ukinspain.com
I too would be interested to know if passports are issued in Gib, I have always been informed it is only possible in Madrid, used to be possible in Malaga until about 5 years ago.
Good luck
I too would be interested to know if passports are issued in Gib, I have always been informed it is only possible in Madrid, used to be possible in Malaga until about 5 years ago.
Good luck
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I recently renewed mine, via post to Madrid, they promise 10 working days once received, mine was sent urgent and certificated on a friday and was back two and half full weeks later. I think you will have to go to Madrid. Please make sure you pay good attention to instructions for the photo, very strict on it.
Link we used was .....
www.fco.gov.uk
thats the definative website for embassay/ passports etc there is a consulate in Malaga the main one is Mardid.
Link we used was .....
www.fco.gov.uk
thats the definative website for embassay/ passports etc there is a consulate in Malaga the main one is Mardid.
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I got my new passport back last week from Madrid, it took 3 weeks to arrive but I was expecting that as it was replacing a stolen passport.
If you will be in the UK for a while you can get an emergancy passport (1 way travel only) from the Britsh consluate in Malaga and then apply in person at any UK passport office for the normal passport, work's out about 20 pounds cheaper doing it that way as well..lol..
If you will be in the UK for a while you can get an emergancy passport (1 way travel only) from the Britsh consluate in Malaga and then apply in person at any UK passport office for the normal passport, work's out about 20 pounds cheaper doing it that way as well..lol..
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If you could it would certainly be convenient for me.Retro P wrote:You CANNOT renew a UK passport in Gibraltar, no matter what anyone tells you, you CAN renew a Gibraltar passport there if you are a Gibraltarian, by birth, on the other hand, you cannot renew a Gibraltarian passport in the UK!
With that in mind I emailed the passport office in Gib and they confirm what you say - you cannot renew a UK passport in Gibraltar.
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As already stated you about passports in Gibraltar I can confirm that you cannot get a new passport in Gibraltar my friend works for them and she has said that the only way you can re-new in Gibraltar is.
1.you live there and can prove your residence
2.You work there or can get someone to give you an official letter stating that you work there.
We come under number 2 and if you can produce this requirement then the process is quite easy and you can if you pay extra get your passport in the same day.
However your siblings are not covered by this rule and they have to obtain from Madrid.
1.you live there and can prove your residence
2.You work there or can get someone to give you an official letter stating that you work there.
We come under number 2 and if you can produce this requirement then the process is quite easy and you can if you pay extra get your passport in the same day.
However your siblings are not covered by this rule and they have to obtain from Madrid.
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I have news
I think everybody is right!!
It does seem that you can get a passport here, (Gibraltar). I have examples of when people have lost their passports up the coast and had renewals done in Gibraltar. I also have been told that you need the residence or the work.. but also that there is no mention of this on the forms!
I have the forms in front of me which are solely the UK ones and given to me by the local office (I didn't pick them up myself)..
So, It seems that you can do the local renew here with a 'Gibraltar' added to the front... as many of my friends have.. or that you can go via this office to get a renewal via Gibraltar to the UK.
I am still seeking absolute information so please don't take all this as gospel!
I did say I would report back my findings... I feel like Sherlock Holmes!
I have news
I think everybody is right!!
It does seem that you can get a passport here, (Gibraltar). I have examples of when people have lost their passports up the coast and had renewals done in Gibraltar. I also have been told that you need the residence or the work.. but also that there is no mention of this on the forms!
I have the forms in front of me which are solely the UK ones and given to me by the local office (I didn't pick them up myself)..
So, It seems that you can do the local renew here with a 'Gibraltar' added to the front... as many of my friends have.. or that you can go via this office to get a renewal via Gibraltar to the UK.
I am still seeking absolute information so please don't take all this as gospel!
I did say I would report back my findings... I feel like Sherlock Holmes!
Do or do not... there is no try. Yoda
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Hi,
I can only tell you what we had to do just over two weeks ago my passport had expired and I thought that I could go and get it renewed as it had in fact expired two months ago and I did not realize.
I filled out the required forms and presented myself to the counter I was then asked for proof of residency or employment when I said I did not have either I was told that I could not have my passport renewed there.
I was told that if I had lost my passport and could prove that I had reported it plus present my airline ticket I could get an emergency passport of 12 pages (I think it was 12)
If this was not the case then I needed to either live there or work there as well as this I had to have it signed to verify who I was by someone in authority in Gibraltar.
I left quite upset as I was worried that this would be the day that I would get stopped and have my passport checked and I feared I would be stuck in Gibraltar
I went to my husband’s office and he said that he would give me a letter stating that I worked for him,so thankfully I did get out of Gibraltar left it a week and returned with my official letter plus my photos signed by a friend who is a director of a company.
RESULT got my passport 3 hrs later I have a friend that works in the back office but I never thought to check with her prior to all of this but have since done and she has confirmed all the above.
I can only tell you what we had to do just over two weeks ago my passport had expired and I thought that I could go and get it renewed as it had in fact expired two months ago and I did not realize.
I filled out the required forms and presented myself to the counter I was then asked for proof of residency or employment when I said I did not have either I was told that I could not have my passport renewed there.
I was told that if I had lost my passport and could prove that I had reported it plus present my airline ticket I could get an emergency passport of 12 pages (I think it was 12)
If this was not the case then I needed to either live there or work there as well as this I had to have it signed to verify who I was by someone in authority in Gibraltar.
I left quite upset as I was worried that this would be the day that I would get stopped and have my passport checked and I feared I would be stuck in Gibraltar
I went to my husband’s office and he said that he would give me a letter stating that I worked for him,so thankfully I did get out of Gibraltar left it a week and returned with my official letter plus my photos signed by a friend who is a director of a company.
RESULT got my passport 3 hrs later I have a friend that works in the back office but I never thought to check with her prior to all of this but have since done and she has confirmed all the above.
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So, if I have understood this correctly, you neither live nor work in Gibraltar but, by falsely saying you work there you have, by deceit, obtained a Gibraltar Passport (not a UK one, there is a technical difference)! Hmm. I think you are either bold or naive to publicly announce that on an open site like this! Wonder what the long term prison accommodation is like in Gibraltar!I went to my husband’s office and he said that he would give me a letter stating that I worked for him,so thankfully I did get out of Gibraltar left it a week and returned with my official letter plus my photos signed by a friend who is a director of a company
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