Passport renewal

garimakhatry

Hi,

My friend is based in India, they have British passport, and its going to expire in 4 months and they have to travel to Vietnam in Dec, Applying from India will take 8 weeks which is not an option. Is it possible if they can travel to Uk and apply from here and get the passport before 18th Dec.
Please can you advise if there is any other possibility

mebu60

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eDicky

A straightforward UK passport renewal by standard service, online application while in UK, is normally taking no more than a week at this time.

garimakhatry said:

Applying from India will take 8 weeks

What makes you think so? Can the application be made online in India, or it must be in person at consulate or outsourced agency..?

smudge56

He can travel to the UK and use the premium service. Apply online and make an appointment. The passport will be ready to collect after 4 hours as long as it’s a straightforward renewal, but if he also has a foreign passport he will have to use the Fast Track (1week) service and all passport will have to be submitted at the appointment. 

DullGreyGuy

smudge56 said:

He can travel to the UK and use the premium service. Apply online and make an appointment. The passport will be ready to collect after 4 hours as long as it’s a straightforward renewal, but if he also has a foreign passport he will have to use the Fast Track (1week) service and all passport will have to be submitted at the appointment. 

India doesn't allow dual citizenship and so whilst they may have a third country's nationality they certainly won't be dual UK/Indian. 

The problem with some of the fast track options are that you need an appointment and whilst its really fast after the appointment there are at times long delays before you can get an appointment so actually you may get a passport quicker through the standard application.

smudge56

DullGreyGuy said:

India doesn't allow dual citizenship and so whilst they may have a third country's nationality they certainly won't be dual UK/Indian. 

The problem with some of the fast track options are that you need an appointment and whilst its really fast after the appointment there are at times long delays before you can get an appointment so  actually you may get a passport quicker through the standard application.

India may not allow dual citizenship but UK does so it’s up to the individual whether or not they tell the Indian authorities about it.  If they are no longer  an Indian citizen they must provide a renunciation certificate to show that they no longer have Indian citizenship.  

There are many  British citizens who don’t give up their birth nationality when they nationalise, even though their country doesn’t allow dual citizenship.

mebu60

smudge56 said:

There are many  British citizens who don’t give up their birth nationality when they nationalise, even though their country doesn’t allow dual citizenship.

How does that work? The Dutch for example require evidence of UK renunciation before finalising Dutch citizenship. I would imagine that to be standard practice in any country that does not permit dual citizenship. 

eDicky

mebu60 said:

smudge56 said:

There are many  British citizens who don’t give up their birth nationality when they nationalise, even though their country doesn’t allow dual citizenship.

How does that work? The Dutch for example require evidence of UK renunciation before finalising Dutch citizenship. I would imagine that to be standard practice in any country that does not permit dual citizenship. 

That's because it's the Dutch who don't permit dual nationality. UK doesn't require (proof of) renunciation in order to obtain British nationality.

mebu60

eDicky said:

mebu60 said:

smudge56 said:

There are many  British citizens who don’t give up their birth nationality when they nationalise, even though their country doesn’t allow dual citizenship.

How does that work? The Dutch for example require evidence of UK renunciation before finalising Dutch citizenship. I would imagine that to be standard practice in any country that does not permit dual citizenship. 

That's because it's the Dutch who don't permit dual nationality. UK doesn't require (proof of) renunciation in order to obtain British nationality.

I read @smudge56 's comment as 'There are many British citizens who don’t give up their birth nationality when they become nationals of countries that don't permit dual citizenship' hence my question of 'How?' but following your comment I can see the potential ambiguity in that it can also be read as 'There are many who have become British citizens who don’t give up their birth nationality when they become British'. 

My daughter has passed all the language and cultural exams in the Netherlands, just needs to have an interview then progress UK renunciation which is a big step to complete the process. She is in no rush as she has a 10 year Dutch residency visa with several years remaining. Plus she's currently living in Norway where she has acquired a residency visa. They do allow dual and there's no language requirement as far as we know though they are EEA rather than EU but both countries are in Schengen. 

jimi_man

smudge56 said:

DullGreyGuy said:

India doesn't allow dual citizenship and so whilst they may have a third country's nationality they certainly won't be dual UK/Indian. 

The problem with some of the fast track options are that you need an appointment and whilst its really fast after the appointment there are at times long delays before you can get an appointment so  actually you may get a passport quicker through the standard application.

India may not allow dual citizenship but UK does so it’s up to the individual whether or not they tell the Indian authorities about it.  If they are no longer  an Indian citizen they must provide a renunciation certificate to show that they no longer have Indian citizenship.  

There are many  British citizens who don’t give up their birth nationality when they nationalise, even though their country doesn’t allow dual citizenship.

Well yes and no. It’s a crime not to inform
the Indian authorities and to surrender your passport. So it’s not just a simple question of not telling anyone. 

Also it will become apparent that you have two passports when you enter India on your Indian passport (because you’d need an Indian Visa on your U.K. one) and then leave India on your U.K. passport (because you’d need a U.K. visa on your Indian passport). 

When you surrender your Indian passport you get an overseas citizenship card which allows you permanent residency. 

smudge56

jimi_man said:

smudge56 said:

DullGreyGuy said:

India doesn't allow dual citizenship and so whilst they may have a third country's nationality they certainly won't be dual UK/Indian. 

The problem with some of the fast track options are that you need an appointment and whilst its really fast after the appointment there are at times long delays before you can get an appointment so  actually you may get a passport quicker through the standard application.

India may not allow dual citizenship but UK does so it’s up to the individual whether or not they tell the Indian authorities about it.  If they are no longer  an Indian citizen they must provide a renunciation certificate to show that they no longer have Indian citizenship.  

There are many  British citizens who don’t give up their birth nationality when they nationalise, even though their country doesn’t allow dual citizenship.

Well yes and no. It’s a crime not to inform
the Indian authorities and to surrender your passport. So it’s not just a simple question of not telling anyone. 

Also it will become apparent that you have two passports when you enter India on your Indian passport (because you’d need an Indian Visa on your U.K. one) and then leave India on your U.K. passport (because you’d need a U.K. visa on your Indian passport). 

When you surrender your Indian passport you get an overseas citizenship card which allows you permanent residency. 

That’s true. But that’s up to the individual.  Though wouldn’t one be entering India on the Indian passport and entering the UK in the British passport?  You don’t need a visa to enter the UK if you are a British citizen and hold a BC passport