January 4, 20179 yr Can i return to the UK with only 5 months remaining on my UK passport. Im assuming this wont be a problem when leaving Thailand to visit UK. I realise i will need a new passport once i need leave UK and return to Thailand. Thanks Kate
January 4, 20179 yr No issue whatever, you can enter your home country on an expired passport. This assumes that you're not transiting a country that requires 6 months validity for transit passengers. But don't forget, you can get up to an additional 9 months validity on your new UK passport when applying early, so it may be an idea to get a replacement whilst in Thailand. "I don't want to know why you can't. I want to know how you can!"
January 4, 20179 yr Author 55 minutes ago, Crossy said: No issue whatever, you can enter your home country on an expired passport. This assumes that you're not transiting a country that requires 6 months validity for transit passengers. But don't forget, you can get up to an additional 9 months validity on your new UK passport when applying early, so it may be an idea to get a replacement whilst in Thailand. Thanks for your help. Im going back to the UK in March 2017 (3 months time) and im worried i'll be cutting it fine, but i will try and get it done before i leave. Thanks again Kate
January 4, 20179 yr Apply in the UK, pay the express service, submit in the morning, collect in the afternoon
January 4, 20179 yr Author 16 minutes ago, KNJ said: Apply in the UK, pay the express service, submit in the morning, collect in the afternoon Yes i will probably end up doing this. The only benefit to getting it done before i leave Thailand is so that i can have my re-entry permit put into my new passport, however ive been advised that it's no problem using my expired passport when re-entering Thailand again in May 2017. Happy to know i have 2 options now. Thanks
January 6, 20179 yr On 1/4/2017 at 4:15 PM, Kate33 said: Yes i will probably end up doing this. The only benefit to getting it done before i leave Thailand is so that i can have my re-entry permit put into my new passport, however ive been advised that it's no problem using my expired passport when re-entering Thailand again in May 2017. Happy to know i have 2 options now. Thanks Unless you live in Bangkok, definitely better to renew your passport in the UK IMHO. Otherwise you might be faced with a couple of arduous trips in person to an office building with an extremely silly name somewhere in deepest darkest downtown Bangkok!
January 6, 20179 yr On 1/4/2017 at 3:48 PM, Kate33 said: Thanks for your help. Im going back to the UK in March 2017 (3 months time) and im worried i'll be cutting it fine, but i will try and get it done before i leave. Thanks again Kate My friend renewed his British passport in Bangkok a couple of months ago and it only took 12 days so I think you have plenty of time (agencies that hand in applications for people who do not live in Bangkok are quoting guaranteed 28-day turnarounds).
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