Carlosm Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 My passport runs out in just over 6 months. Dont want to drive from my home in Phetchabun to the British Embassy to renew it as its quite a toll on my old bones and i find Bangkok driving really stressful. So, i looked on the internet for services that do it for a fee (all were 5000bt) and there are a few. So, was wondering if anyone has used the service and can let me know their experience and recommendations. Plus any advice using them would help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glegolo Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Yeah that would be a loveley idea. BUT do NOT pay in advance anything at all. Because I suspect that you maybe have it as a british citizen, like we have it in Sween. There is no chance in hell that a substitute for yourself, an agent, or an representative can show up at the embassy, signe the passport, take a picture of who? and then hand over a finished and readymade passport of yourself?' My sincere gratulations if you can pull this scam off.. glegolo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 11 minutes ago, glegolo said: Yeah that would be a loveley idea. BUT do NOT pay in advance anything at all. Because I suspect that you maybe have it as a british citizen, like we have it in Sween. Getting a new UK passport is not the same as getting a Swedish one. Many people have used an agent to submit their application and pickup their passport in Bangkok. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoorSucker Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 No fingerprints taken for UK passports? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanemax Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 27 minutes ago, glegolo said: Yeah that would be a loveley idea. BUT do NOT pay in advance anything at all. Because I suspect that you maybe have it as a british citizen, like we have it in Sween. There is no chance in hell that a substitute for yourself, an agent, or an representative can show up at the embassy, signe the passport, take a picture of who? and then hand over a finished and readymade passport of yourself?' My sincere gratulations if you can pull this scam off.. glegolo Although to get a UK passport in Thailand, you do not go to the British Embassy , you go to an agency in BKK that sends all the details and application to the UK , where its processed and then sent back to the agency Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrendsd Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 41 minutes ago, glegolo said: Yeah that would be a loveley idea. BUT do NOT pay in advance anything at all. Because I suspect that you maybe have it as a british citizen, like we have it in Sween. There is no chance in hell that a substitute for yourself, an agent, or an representative can show up at the embassy, signe the passport, take a picture of who? and then hand over a finished and readymade passport of yourself?' My sincere gratulations if you can pull this scam off.. glegolo Totally wrong in everything you have said 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 46 minutes ago, glegolo said: Yeah that would be a loveley idea. BUT do NOT pay in advance anything at all. Because I suspect that you maybe have it as a british citizen, like we have it in Sween. There is no chance in hell that a substitute for yourself, an agent, or an representative can show up at the embassy, signe the passport, take a picture of who? and then hand over a finished and readymade passport of yourself?' My sincere gratulations if you can pull this scam off.. glegolo There is no scam, you can renew a UK PP by post using an approved agent...Have done it for my old chum.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon789561 Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 passports are done by vfs global at trendy building not the embassy, i think there are agents that can do it for you but haven't used one myself so can't recommend one for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 38 minutes ago, PoorSucker said: No fingerprints taken for UK passports? None are needed nor the photos done digitally. Same for US passports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon789561 Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 51 minutes ago, PoorSucker said: No fingerprints taken for UK passports? no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon789561 Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 (edited) basically as long as you have your current passport that's all you really need **and upto date passport photos Edited January 12, 2018 by Happy enough ** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattd Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 The biometrics are taken off the photo the applicant provides, the photos must be to the criteria on the Government website. This is one danger of using an agent, as if they are not correct the whole application will fail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon789561 Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Just now, Mattd said: The biometrics are taken off the photo the applicant provides, the photos must be to the criteria on the Government website. This is one danger of using an agent, as if they are not correct the whole application will fail danger of using an agent? vfs are an agent but i get your point. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon789561 Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 i have used vfs years ago in london to get my mrs a schengen visa to go spain before she got her uk passport. absolute nightmare. 3 hour wait, all run by foreigners who could hardly speak english themselves. the one in bkk is excellent. get seen pretty much straight away, check your docs, straight into a dhl envelope to liverpool and new pp back in 2 weeks by most peoples experience 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattd Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 1 minute ago, Happy enough said: danger of using an agent? vfs are an agent but i get your point. Agreed, but they 'should' have some experience to be able let folks know if the photo complies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonos99 Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 I have used Key Visa in Pattaya as agent for a UK passport. I was happy with the service and would use them again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlosm Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 55 minutes ago, sonos99 said: I have used Key Visa in Pattaya as agent for a UK passport. I was happy with the service and would use them again. key visa and thaivisaexpress are the two i'm looking at. Seen nothing bad for either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eff1n2ret Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 The OP is in Petchabun. Are there agents up that way similar to those in Pattaya? If not, it's further from Petchabun to Pattaya than to BKK - or is it possible to deal with the Pattaya agents by post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlosm Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 1 minute ago, Eff1n2ret said: The OP is in Petchabun. Are there agents up that way similar to those in Pattaya? If not, it's further from Petchabun to Pattaya than to BKK - or is it possible to deal with the Pattaya agents by post? But can EMS them to the agent.... no traveling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Just now, Eff1n2ret said: The OP is in Petchabun. Are there agents up that way similar to those in Pattaya? If not, it's further from Petchabun to Pattaya than to BKK - or is it possible to deal with the Pattaya agents by post? Yes. you use EMS post...The guy at Key is a farang, you can email with all your questions.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 5 hours ago, glegolo said: Yeah that would be a loveley idea. BUT do NOT pay in advance anything at all. Because I suspect that you maybe have it as a british citizen, like we have it in Sween. There is no chance in hell that a substitute for yourself, an agent, or an representative can show up at the embassy, signe the passport, take a picture of who? and then hand over a finished and readymade passport of yourself?' My sincere gratulations if you can pull this scam off.. glegolo The British Embassy does not issue passports in Thailand so an Embassy visit is not necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlosm Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 20 minutes ago, Just Weird said: The British Embassy does not issue passports in Thailand so an Embassy visit is not necessary. You have to go to the UK visa application centre, address below :- UK Visa Application Centre The Trendy Office Building, 28th Floor, Sukhumvit Soi13, Klongtoey-Nua, Wattana Bangkok Thailand 10110 They check everything and forward it on to Britain, this is from the official GOV.UK website. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 1 minute ago, Carlosm said: You have to go to the UK visa application centre, address below :- UK Visa Application Centre The Trendy Office Building, 28th Floor, Sukhumvit Soi13, Klongtoey-Nua, Wattana Bangkok Thailand 10110 They check everything and forward it on to Britain, this is from the official GOV.UK website. Yes, I know that, hence my post! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlosm Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 2 minutes ago, Just Weird said: Yes, I know that, hence my post! There's more than just 'you' it was meant for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 4 minutes ago, Carlosm said: You have to go to the UK visa application centre, address below :- UK Visa Application Centre The Trendy Office Building, 28th Floor, Sukhumvit Soi13, Klongtoey-Nua, Wattana Bangkok Thailand 10110 They check everything and forward it on to Britain, this is from the official GOV.UK website. Correct, but the "postal" agent does everything for you, they do all the photo copies etc till stuff is 100%......THEN they take your stuff to Trendy where there is no ploblem... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 2 minutes ago, Carlosm said: There's more than just 'you' it was meant for. So why address it to me and quote my post? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlosm Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 1 minute ago, transam said: Correct, but the "postal" agent does everything for you, they do all the photo copies etc till stuff is 100%......THEN they take your stuff to Trendy where there is no ploblem... Yer, decided already thats the best way, not too expensive either as it would cost me around 3000 baht in traveling expenses, and, as you say, peace of mind too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark1066 Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 7 hours ago, Carlosm said: key visa and thaivisaexpress are the two i'm looking at. Seen nothing bad for either. One bad thing I can tell you about Key Visa is that if you don’t have a UK debit or credit card, they’ll convince you that your Thai card won’t work, offer to let you use theirs instead and add on 2,000 baht to their fee for the privilege. When I asked how they could justify such a ridiculous charge, the guy claimed it was to cover their banking costs. There’s no charge for credit or debit card transactions in the uk and even assuming that he had to transfer money to his UK bank acccount on a regular basis to provide this service, he’d lose about 2-3% in fx fees, not 40%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jip99 Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 7 minutes ago, Mark1066 said: One bad thing I can tell you about Key Visa is that if you don’t have a UK debit or credit card, they’ll convince you that your Thai card won’t work, offer to let you use theirs instead and add on 2,000 baht to their fee for the privilege. When I asked how they could justify such a ridiculous charge, the guy claimed it was to cover their banking costs. There’s no charge for credit or debit card transactions in the uk and even assuming that he had to transfer money to his UK bank acccount on a regular basis to provide this service, he’d lose about 2-3% in fx fees, not 40%. Good point. Thai bank cards cannot be used, Liverpool will only process UK cards. You are right in saying that there is no charge for the transaction and I know other agents, who expect to use their card, do not charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgdanson Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 (edited) 9 hours ago, Mattd said: The biometrics are taken off the photo the applicant provides, the photos must be to the criteria on the Government website. This is one danger of using an agent, as if they are not correct the whole application will fail There is no way that biometrics ie retina pattern, facial dimensions etc. can be obtained from a passport sized photograph, the resolution is too small. It would be much better that the Passport people ask for a 10 x 8 at 720 dpi, or a high res jpg file. They could then reduce the size to fit on the passport. Edited January 12, 2018 by wgdanson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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