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Euphoria1z
Euphoria1z Posts: 952 Forumite
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Hi


I need to renew my child's passport urgently (travelling in 5 days) however checking the passport website it says you can renew an adult red passport within a day or two but a child's passport will be sent within one week of appointment date?


Ill be phoning the passport office tomorrow but can someone confirm if its possible to get a child's renewed passport within a few days or not?


Thanks
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  • Flugelhorn
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    looks like you can't get a same day / few days kid's passport - there are fair few stories online when there hasn't been enough time on child's passport and they have had trouble getting a very quick passport. There is mention that it is done for safeguarding reasons
  • Euphoria1z
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    I understand if it was a first passport, but its a renewal, dont see why they cant do a 24 hour service like they do with an adult passport. its still actually valid for another 4 months but need 6 months to get a visa.
  • Pollycat
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    Euphoria1z wrote: »
    I understand if it was a first passport, but its a renewal, dont see why they cant do a 24 hour service like they do with an adult passport. its still actually valid for another 4 months but need 6 months to get a visa.
    It doesn't matter what you think they should or could do.
    They don't do it.

    Maybe you'll have luck with the Passport Office but I wouldn't be holding my breath.
  • rosie383
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    Try getting an appointment at an office that will do it by next day. We are in Beds but travelled to Peterborough (managed to get an appointment ) and paid for next day delivery. Like you, we had realised with only days to spare. We got the passport the day before we were due to go. It's worth a try.
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  • koalakoala
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    rosie383 wrote: »
    Try getting an appointment at an office that will do it by next day. We are in Beds but travelled to Peterborough (managed to get an appointment ) and paid for next day delivery. Like you, we had realised with only days to spare. We got the passport the day before we were due to go. It's worth a try.


    For a child?
  • ponytail1
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    we recently done ours and it took 3 weeks as they need to write to the person signing the photos who had to sign a verification letter and send it back. The same person signed another persons child passport and had to do the same process.



    These were also just simple renewal's.
  • Sib2018
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    Did you manage to sort this, as we are in exactly the same position passport has ran out holiday is on Thursday.
  • photome
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    Euphoria1z wrote: »
    Hi


    I need to renew my child's passport urgently (travelling in 5 days) however checking the passport website it says you can renew an adult red passport within a day or two but a child's passport will be sent within one week of appointment date?


    Ill be phoning the passport office tomorrow but can someone confirm if its possible to get a child's renewed passport within a few days or not?


    Thanks
    rosie383 wrote: »
    Try getting an appointment at an office that will do it by next day. We are in Beds but travelled to Peterborough (managed to get an appointment ) and paid for next day delivery. Like you, we had realised with only days to spare. We got the passport the day before we were due to go. It's worth a try.
    koalakoala wrote: »
    For a child?

    Updates would be good
  • f4phixeruk
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    Is this not a safeguard to stop a parent from taking a child out of the country, without the other parents permission ??
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    Sib2018 wrote: »
    Did you manage to sort this, as we are in exactly the same position passport has ran out holiday is on Thursday.

    After the initial 2 posts the OP never came back to the thread so probably won't see your message.
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