retirement visa renewal

[boopie]

Renewal of my retirement visa in December. My UK passport expires in August 2017. Does passport have to be valid for 12 months to be granted the visa

[elviajero]

Assuming you're asking about renewing an extension of stay based on retirement the answer is no, but they will not issue the full 1 year extension, and will only give you permission to stay until Aug '17.

[evadgib]

Get a new passport now & it'll be valid for 10 years and nine months from the date of issue. You can then extend as usual in Dec.

 

HTH

[jpinx]

You have two choices --

1.  Renew the passport now and get a full 12 month extension but lose 10 months of passport validity.

- or -

2.  Renew the extension up to August '17, get the new passport in July and renew the extension again then for 12 months. That'll lose 2 months extension now, but save 10 months passport. 

 

Your choice :)

[Fithman]

17 minutes ago, jpinx said:

You have two choices --

1.  Renew the passport now and get a full 12 month extension but lose 10 months of passport validity.

- or -

2.  Renew the extension up to August '17, get the new passport in July and renew the extension again then for 12 months. That'll lose 2 months extension now, but save 10 months passport. 

 

Your choice :)

 

The UK 'credit' up to 9 months of unused passport validity to a new passport.

[jpinx]

13 minutes ago, Fithman said:

 

The UK 'credit' up to 9 months of unused passport validity to a new passport.

 

Excellent news :)  I did not realise that :)