UK PASSPORT RENEWAL DUAL BRITISH/THAI CITIZEN

[prakhonchai nick]

Am renewing my Son's UK passport  He has joint Thai/British citizenshio, so no visa issues

 

The British passport expired last year. 

 

Instead of copying every page (all empty) can I submit the original passport via VFS?.

 

[Maestro]

You should submit exactly what VFS asks for.

[Upnotover]

8 hours ago, prakhonchai nick said:

Instead of copying every page (all empty) can I submit the original passport via VFS?.

You have a photocopier phobia?

[BritTim]

1 hour ago, Upnotover said:

You have a photocopier phobia?

Maybe, he is environmentally responsible, and sees 32 totally unnecessary color photocopies of empty pages as a waste of resources.

[Maestro]

2 hours ago, BritTim said:

Maybe, he is environmentally responsible, and sees 32 totally unnecessary color photocopies of empty pages as a waste of resources.

 

Maybe the VFS ask the passport applicant for the documents which the VFS has been asked by the UK authority to obtain and supply to the UK authority.

 

P.S. Actually, it is a document issued by the UK authority, HM Passport Office, that lists the requirement mentioned by the OP. See page 5, Section 3:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/564880/OS_Guidance_Notes_10.16.pdf

 

Edited June 24, 2017 by Maestro
added postscript

[IMA_FARANG]

I see your post and what you are asking, but you need to understand  a Dual Thai-British citizen has a right t enter Thailand on his or her Thai passport.

This right can not be denied if Their parent (at least one)  is Thai

It is almost always preferable for a dual Thai and foreign national to se their Thai passports  to enter Thailand.

But you probably know  all that already.

 

 

[tonyhowes]

I just renewed my daughters online using the government website it was easy

[brewsterbudgen]

I just renewed my daughters online using the government website it was easy

From Thailand? Presumably it still requires a trip to The Trendy to submit the form, photos, copies of expiring passport? Or can it all be done online now?

[OJAS]

2 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

From Thailand? Presumably it still requires a trip to The Trendy to submit the form, photos, copies of expiring passport? Or can it all be done online now?

Yep, 2 physical trips to With-It Tower from whatever far-flung corner of LOS one chooses to live in would still appear to be the strict order of the day according to the step-by-step guide at https://www.gov.uk/overseas-passports (which, incidentally, HMPO have, in their infinite wisdom, now made even more convoluted by adding a couple of seemingly superfluous steps to the process, relating to one's date of birth and old passport issuance). 

 

So I can only assume that Mr Howes renewed his daughter's passport in the UK.

Edited June 25, 2017 by OJAS

[Maestro]

14 hours ago, IMA_FARANG said:

I see your post and what you are asking, but you need to understand  a Dual Thai-British citizen has a right t enter Thailand on his or her Thai passport.

This right can not be denied if Their parent (at least one)  is Thai

It is almost always preferable for a dual Thai and foreign national to se their Thai passports  to enter Thailand.

But you probably know  all that already.

 

 

 

The reference to VFS in the starting post of this topic leads me to believe that the person for whom an application for a new British passport to replace the expired passport is to be made is currently in Thailand.

[BritTim]

9 hours ago, OJAS said:

Yep, 2 physical trips to With-It Tower from whatever far-flung corner of LOS one chooses to live in would still appear to be the strict order of the day according to the step-by-step guide at https://www.gov.uk/overseas-passports (which, incidentally, HMPO have, in their infinite wisdom, now made even more convoluted by adding a couple of seemingly superfluous steps to the process, relating to one's date of birth and old passport issuance). 

 

So I can only assume that Mr Howes renewed his daughter's passport in the UK.

The application can be irritating. When renewing my daughter's UK passport recently, we provided a copy of her Thai id card for address proof. This is mostly bilingual, but we helpfully provided a translation of the two significant items on the id card that are not in both Thai and English (the address and religion items). Obviously, the VFS staff could verify that the translations were correct. However, they insisted upon a certified translation of the entire ID. This mostly looked like:

First Name: <name>

First Name: <name>

Last Name <surname>

Last Name <surname>

etc.

Of course, in Trendy, you are charged a ridiculous sum for "translating" a handful of Thai words into English.

 

[Mattd]

13 hours ago, BritTim said:

we provided a copy of her Thai id card for address proof

'Name and address and/or residency evidence'

The above is a quote from Table A in the supporting documentation guide, so would this actually be necessary for a child holding dual nationality, as you are not actually required to prove your address, you are required to show that you are legally resident here, hence why they will and do accept a valid visa / extension of stay.

They were bang out of order insisting on a translation of the ID card, as that also would by definition prove her legal residence in Thailand and the pertinent information is in English already.

As you were renewing a British passport, then that would have satisfied the photo evidence requirement.