My UK passport expires in April 2023 but I understand I can only apply to renew if there are 9 months or less before expiry- ie. I can`t apply before July 2022. My annual visa extension is due early August 2022 & as UK passports are taking 10 to 11 weeks to issue I will have to use my current passport for the extension. As the passport expires in April 2023 the extension will only be granted until the passport expiry date- & not for the full year until August 2023. When I receive my new passport will immigration require me to apply for another annual extension from April 2023 or will they then extend the extension for the full year in my new passport- that is until August 2023?

There is no limit on when you can apply to renew your UK passport.  I have renewed several years in advance on more than one occasion.  Apply now and you'll have no extension date issues.

The 9 months you heard about was probably in relation to 9 months being the maximum you could have added to a new passport if applying early.  That no longer exists anyway as passports are now all issued for 10 years only.

OP, obtain a new pp.

I'm actually doing the same at some point this year even though I have several pages left and 4 years to run.

Passports get knocked about. 

 

Thanks for your replies. I will apply now.

I'm a US citizen with a US passport, and I just did this. My passport expires in Dec, and just a week ago, I applied for a Long-Stay Extension on my Type O visa based on retirement criteria. There was no problem. My stay was extended to the day my passport expires. When I get a new passport, I'll have to bring it in and have the appropriate stamps transferred.  Then, I'll have to get a new stay-extension before my now current extension expires in Dec.

 

Easy-peasy.... ????

You can Have more than one passport current.

Airline crew have several to accommodate visas etc.

Am in the same position and am renewing my passport 15 mths before it runs out. HMPO are processing my application so that I have a clear 12mths when my extension runs out in Aug/Sept. It's now 7 weeks since I submitted my application via an agent and HMPO processed my payment 3 weeks ago so am expecting my new passport in about 4 weeks.

On 3/9/2022 at 1:04 AM, dallen52 said:

You can Have more than one passport current.

Only with a valid reason in the UK.  Making the paperwork easier would not appear to be a valid reason.