Legalities re Brit Passport renewal for dual nationals

[evadgib]

Hi All,

 

         Are there any reasons why Dual Nationals living in LoS cannot renew their British/other passports legitimately online using their UK address & submitting via family there? The hop,skip & jump to Bkk x2 seems a monumental waste of time and a lot dearer; as does having to copy every page of their Thai passports if they too are new/blank.

 

      Your thoughts please from anyone who might have done it or can see any reason why it cannot be done or might fail.

Edited July 31, 2018 by evadgib

[alanrchase]

I suppose the stamps in your passport may indicate that you are not actually in the UK.

[evadgib]

1 hour ago, alanrchase said:

I suppose the stamps in your passport may indicate that you are not actually in the UK.

If I held DN there wouldn't be any ☺️

Edited August 1, 2018 by evadgib

[Snow Leopard]

There is a service that does this. Might be worth a look if you haven't explored this already. I don't think you would have any issue applying from the UK either online using a friends or relatives address. Bunch of courier fees though. 

 

https://www.thaivisa-express.com/uk/uk-passport-application-thailand/?gclid=CjwKCAjwkYDbBRB6EiwAR0T_-l1DQUDC6JpY_stLmj_JhPiK45RvdTcd48kO82HZiAaJ5W1ajKLEmxoCD0IQAvD_BwE

[GOLDBUGGY]

Don't know why you are doing that. I live in Thailand and I just renewed my Canadian Passport here. I got the Application Online and completed it at home. But I went to Bangkok as I am in a rush to get it right away, as I am going away soon.

 

But if you are not in a rush there is no reason why you can't just mail it in. They will send it back to you by Courier Service, but I don't think it will cost that much to do. Cheaper than flying there for sure. Mine took about 2 weeks but maybe add a week or two if I mailed it in instead.   

[OJAS]

29 minutes ago, GOLDBUGGY said:

But if you are not in a rush there is no reason why you can't just mail it in.

Sadly this has not been an option which has been available to us Brits renewing our passports from Thailand since 2014. ☹️

 

Instead, as alluded to by the OP, we are nowadays required to make 2 trips to Bangkok from whatever far-flung corner of Thailand we live in, firstly, in order to submit our renewal application to a local agent, and, secondly, to collect our replacement passport from said agent when received from the UK.

[Jimbo53]

On 8/1/2018 at 1:44 PM, GOLDBUGGY said:

Don't know why you are doing that. I live in Thailand and I just renewed my Canadian Passport here. I got the Application Online and completed it at home. But I went to Bangkok as I am in a rush to get it right away, as I am going away soon.

 

But if you are not in a rush there is no reason why you can't just mail it in. They will send it back to you by Courier Service, but I don't think it will cost that much to do. Cheaper than flying there for sure. Mine took about 2 weeks but maybe add a week or two if I mailed it in instead.   

Hìnt......Dual National!!! He has to submit both.passports! Like i have done!