24 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

It's around 15k for using agent and their financials, other people with financials that go through the agent pay about 8k, what does 3500 get you?

Sorry, I misunderstood - financials - I just checked, the guy I used charge 1000B to use his credit card. I posted his name earlier, I dont think I need to advertise, most people know who he is.

39 minutes ago, recom273 said:

Ahh, ok, fair play.

Yes, the price of the UK passport included - you need to use a UK credit card, Thai debit cards aren't accepted, or are at least problematic, so the advice is not to use. The agent I used offers the use of his cc for a thousand baht - but the passport is what? give or take 100 quid - 5-6K THB? (idk) then someone is making some good coin! The guy I used in Chiang Mai is really popular. 3500THB gets him to act as knowledge base, check your documents before you send to him, taking it to VFS and return registered postage.

ETS: I just checked again .. it was 2x payments, sorry, one was 3500 and an initial 1500 = 5000THB, still 3K less.

Card payment address supposed to match delivery address, or payment may be refused (UK banking regs).

So you should use a card with the same address as your application and DL (if used as proof of address)

As far as I know.

The HMPO guidence doesn't mention any restrictions on card.

Obviously BKB will be problematic as TPN pretending to be Mastercard.

Back to trying to get a passport photo.

Had one taken in town earlier, 120bht, size of face bloody wrong!

Now trying to make my own using idphoto4u.com ....... grrrr ...........

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

Card payment address supposed to match delivery address, or payment may be refused (UK banking regs).

So you should use a card with the same address as your application and DL (if used as proof of address)

As far as I know.

The HMPO guidence doesn't mention any restrictions on card.

Obviously BKB will be problematic as TPN pretending to be Mastercard.

Back to trying to get a passport photo.

Had one taken in town earlier, 120bht, size of face bloody wrong!

Now trying to make my own using idphoto4u.com ....... grrrr ...........

Thanks for this. I will be using a UK credit card for payment, which is registered to my UK address that I have used on the application form.

I trust this will be acceptable

1 hour ago, Eloquent pilgrim said:

Thanks for this. I will be using a UK credit card for payment, which is registered to my UK address that I have used on the application form.

I trust this will be acceptable

Hope so,

Went through the photo madness this morning.

Official photographer, 120bht, photo right size, crown to chin too small at 26mm (29-34 required)

Tried online idphoto4u, then printed locally, exactly the same problem. But the little old guy (must stop saying that, I was probably older than him) adjusted everything to give a 32mm crown to chin which I hope is perfect (100bht).

Colour photos of passport, DL, 3 PDF files for VFS appointment, Hmpo application, HMPO payment done easily for a total of 222bht.

Now busy filling in the paperwork for VFS to check.

I hate pointless paperwork, why do they need all my details again, can't they just use their records from my old passport?

19 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

why do they need all my details again, can't they just use their records from my old passport?

They don't, you know you only have to complete 2-3 parts? not much at all

I have just posted a new topic outlining my experience with renewing my UK passport if anyone is interested