Passport Renewal

whambam

Hello,

How far in advance can you renew your UK passport?

If lost or stolen i guess it would be from the date of it reported lost or stolen?

Thanks.

Shelldean

Think it's ten months. These get added to your passport.

Pollycat

Shelldean wrote: »

Think it's ten months. These get added to your passport.

You can renew at any time but you can get a maximum of nine months added to your new passport.

whambam

what about 3 or 4 years before expiry as you don't want to pay inflated costs?

Pollycat

whambam wrote: »

what about 3 or 4 years before expiry as you don't want to pay inflated costs?

GOV.UK says:

Renew
If your passport’s expired, you must renew it before you can travel. You can renew your passport at any time.

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


Do the math to see if it's worth replacing your passport 3 or 4 years before it expires.
Personally, I think it's a bonkers idea.
IIRC, passport costs have only just gone up so I wouldn't think they'll do so again in the near future but who knows...

z1a

Pollycat wrote: »

GOV.UK says:
https://www.gov.uk/renew-adult-passport/renew


Do the math to see if it's worth replacing your passport 3 or 4 years before it expires.
Personally, I think it's a bonkers idea.
IIRC, passport costs have only just gone up so I wouldn't think they'll do so again in the near future but who knows...

MathS .

Pollycat

z1a wrote: »

MathS .

Not necessarily.

Pollycat

OP
Maybe keep your eye on this thread:
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5893848/passports-cant-add-remaining-months-on

smudge56

Pollycat wrote: »

You can renew at any time but you can get a maximum of nine months added to your new passport.

Not any more. Any passports issued from the 10th of September onwards no longer have extra validity added

Pollycat

smudge56 wrote: »

Not any more. Any passports issued from the 10th of September onwards no longer have extra validity added

Yes, I've read the other thread.
It's a very recently introduced change.

Personally, I think GOV.UK have been pretty duplicitous by simply removing the '9 month added' statement and not stating that if you renew early you don't get any added months.