I have another 7 years left on my passport before it expires, however I'm quickly running out of pages. I'm planning quite a big trip next year which will involve travelling through a lot of countries that require visa's. I've tried to work it out and it'll be really close - I'll only be short of a couple of pages. I'd much rather try and get round this rather than paying £100+ for a new one.
Does anyone have any advice? Can I get away with this? Has anyone ever had pages sewn into their passport before?
Any help would be much appreciated :-)
Reply to this Unfortunately British passports can't have pages added it's something to do with the biometrics, you will have to get a new one. Our last passport only lasted 2 years out of the 10 it's issued for and this new 48 page passport we have now is almost full and it's only been 2 years!
You don't have any other option but to get a new one, the Passport Authority will add an additional 9 months onto the length of your new passport in an attempt to make up for the fact you are losing 7 years (crazy or what?) but don't go away without enough pages as if you need to get it renewed abroad it will cost you a lot more! For example, in Asia it costs £155 for a 48 page passport (versus the £90 in the UK) and you have to courier it to Hong Kong as passport renewal has been centralised there. It takes 4 weeks to process too! Only certain embassies in certain countries can process passport renewals now, so it's more of a pain to get it renewed abroad.
Go for a jumbo 48 page one to make sure you get your money's worth!
Reply to this It's an expensive game travelling!! Thanks so much for your advice, I'll apply for an new one before I leave next year - I dont fancy the hassle of applying abroad :-)
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