How far in advance can I renew my passport?

raj2014

My Passport has 9 more years validity left. I am planning to travel abroad with my new girlfriend, but I don't want her to see my previous travel stamps. I am wondering can I renew my passport now, so that my friend won't see my previous travel stamps?

Is it allowed to renew passport when 9 more years remaining on it?

Pollycat

https://www.gov.uk/renew-adult-passport/renew

2. Renew

If your passport’s expired, you must renew it before you can travel.
You can renew your passport at any time. When you renew your passport, time left on your existing passport is added to your new one, up to a maximum of 9 months.

So you'd get 9 months added to your new passport.

Or you could just come clean to your girlfriend about where you've been travelling to....;)

PompeyPete

Where've you been, I'm always looking for destination ideas?

raj2014

Does it mean, the new passport will have 10 years 9 months validity?

If I apply for premium or same-day passport, can I tell the interviewer why I am renewing my passport so early? I know it makes me look bad in front of interviewer as I am hiding things from my girlfriend.

For those, who asked which country I have visited... I was in Thailand for a month

PompeyPete

raj2014 wrote: »

Does it mean, the new passport will have 10 years 9 months validity?

Yes.

raj2014 wrote: »

If I apply for premium or same-day passport, can I tell the interviewer why I am renewing my passport so early? I know it makes me look bad in front of interviewer as I am hiding things from my girlfriend.

Someone else will answer that.

raj2014 wrote: »

For those, who asked which country I have visited... I was in Thailand for a month

At least you haven't ripped the page with the Thailand Immigration stamps out of your passport.....people do silly things like that.;)

Pollycat

raj2014 wrote: »

If I apply for premium or same-day passport, can I tell the interviewer why I am renewing my passport so early? I know it makes me look bad in front of interviewer as I am hiding things from my girlfriend.

Have you looked at the link I posted?
You can apply online.
Why would you need to have an interview?
Are there some nationality issues that you haven't mentioned?

raj2014 wrote: »

For those, who asked which country I have visited... I was in Thailand for a month

Is that really something that you need to hide from your girlfriend?

raj2014

Pollycat wrote: »

Have you looked at the link I posted?
You can apply online.
Why would you need to have an interview?
Are there some nationality issues that you haven't mentioned?


Is that really something that you need to hide from your girlfriend?

I just thought to apply for premium appointment because we are planning to travel in 2nd week of December. There are no nationality issues, I am british citizen, so its a standard passport renewal.

robpw2

you must have money to burn

i dont know what your hiding but i always think honesty is the best policy

raj2014

robpw2 wrote: »

you must have money to burn

i dont know what your hiding but i always think honesty is the best policy

Money is there to use . I am not burning it, I am using it

bigadaj

raj2014 wrote: »

Money is there to use . I am not burning it, I am using it

Yes, that's probably what got you into this mess.

raj2014

bigadaj wrote: »

Yes, that's probably what got you into this mess.

What mess? I am not looking for irrelevant responses here. Thanks to those who gave relevant replies.