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From 10 April 2015, British citizens living abroad will no longer need a temporary passport extension stamp and can instead apply to renew their passports in the standard way.
In June 2014 the Home Secretary introduced a temporary passport extension stamp that had the effect of extending a passport for 12 months. The reason behind introducing such a stamp was to prevent travel disruption during a time when Her Majesty’s Passport Office received a high level of requests to renew passports.
Now that demand has reached normal levels once more, a stamp will no longer be used and instead Her Majesty’s Passport Office will be contacting individuals with a temporary passport extension stamp, 2 months before the stamp is due to expire. This is to encourage individuals to renew their passports.
If individuals provide Her Majesty’s Passport Office with the requisite correct documentation within 6 weeks of being contacted by them, they will provide a seven day working service to produce the new passports.
To see turnaround times for different countries, click here.
For all your immigration queries, contact our team of solicitors today on 01753 486 777. Alternatively you can visit our offices at Windsor Crown House, 7 Windsor Road, Slough, SL1 2DX.
