Hi all,
I have a red covered European Community, United Kingdom of Great
Britain, and Northern Ireland
10 Year Passport, that runs out on the 27th May 2007.

I was born and live in the south of England.
I want to go to Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, on the 24th February
returning on the 3rd March.
This is all before the Passport runs out, but a friend has said they may not
accept it becouse of the run out date.

This will be the first time I have used it, and am unsure what to do, any
advice would be welcomed.
Thanks,
Mick.

Mick wrote:
This will be the first time I have used it, and am unsure what to do, any
advice would be welcomed.

You renew it early - you get some allowance for the unexpired period of
your old passport. See the passport office's website.

David

I have a red covered European Community, United Kingdom of
Great Britain, and Northern Ireland
10 Year Passport, that runs out on the 27th May 2007.

I was born and live in the south of England.
I want to go to Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, on the 24th
February returning on the 3rd March.
This is all before the Passport runs out, but a friend has said they
may not accept it becouse of the run out date.

This will be the first time I have used it, and am unsure what to do,
any advice would be welcomed.

A lot of countries will not allow the use unless there is at least 6 months
left. Check with their embassy.

Peter Crosland

"Mick" wrote in message
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Hi all,
I have a red covered European Community, United Kingdom of Great
Britain, and Northern Ireland
10 Year Passport, that runs out on the 27th May 2007.

I was born and live in the south of England.
I want to go to Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, on the 24th February
returning on the 3rd March.
This is all before the Passport runs out, but a friend has said they may
not
accept it becouse of the run out date.

This will be the first time I have used it, and am unsure what to do, any
advice would be welcomed.
Thanks,
Mick.

Check the UAE consulate website - many countries will want you to have 6
months left on your passport after your date of return. (USA is one)
Not a problem if you renew now as they will add on the unused term to your
new passport.

On Sun, 26 Nov 2006 20:25:03 +0000, "Mick"
wrote:

Hi all,
I have a red covered European Community, United Kingdom of Great
Britain, and Northern Ireland
10 Year Passport, that runs out on the 27th May 2007.

I was born and live in the south of England.
I want to go to Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, on the 24th February
returning on the 3rd March.
This is all before the Passport runs out, but a friend has said they may not
accept it becouse of the run out date.

This will be the first time I have used it, and am unsure what to do, any
advice would be welcomed.
Thanks,

As the others have said, renew it now. You can renew it up to 9 months
in advance and get the full credit for the unexpired period of your
old passport.

"IanAl" wrote in message
news
On Sun, 26 Nov 2006 20:25:03 +0000, "Mick"
wrote:

Hi all,
I have a red covered European Community, United Kingdom of Great
Britain, and Northern Ireland
10 Year Passport, that runs out on the 27th May 2007.

I was born and live in the south of England.
I want to go to Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, on the 24th February
returning on the 3rd March.
This is all before the Passport runs out, but a friend has said they may
not
accept it becouse of the run out date.

This will be the first time I have used it, and am unsure what to do, any
advice would be welcomed.
Thanks,

As the others have said, renew it now. You can renew it up to 9 months
in advance and get the full credit for the unexpired period of your
old passport.
*******
Thanks everyone very much, I have filled in the online renewal form.
Next problem is it seems I cannot take the new photos myself, and print on
my inject printer!
Thanks again,
Mick.

IanAl wrote:
On Sun, 26 Nov 2006 20:25:03 +0000, "Mick"
wrote:

Hi all,
I have a red covered European Community, United Kingdom of Great
Britain, and Northern Ireland
10 Year Passport, that runs out on the 27th May 2007.

I was born and live in the south of England.
I want to go to Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, on the 24th February
returning on the 3rd March.
This is all before the Passport runs out, but a friend has said they may not
accept it becouse of the run out date.

This will be the first time I have used it, and am unsure what to do, any
advice would be welcomed.
Thanks,

As the others have said, renew it now. You can renew it up to 9 months
in advance and get the full credit for the unexpired period of your
old passport.


Renew it as soon as possible.If you renew it now you will only have a RF
passport. Leave it much longer and you will no doubt have to provide
you DNA and fingerprints to those who run our Police State.

A

"Mick" wrote in message
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"IanAl" wrote in message
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On Sun, 26 Nov 2006 20:25:03 +0000, "Mick"
wrote:

Hi all,
I have a red covered European Community, United Kingdom of Great
Britain, and Northern Ireland
10 Year Passport, that runs out on the 27th May 2007.

I was born and live in the south of England.
I want to go to Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, on the 24th February
returning on the 3rd March.
This is all before the Passport runs out, but a friend has said they may
not
accept it becouse of the run out date.

This will be the first time I have used it, and am unsure what to do, any
advice would be welcomed.
Thanks,

As the others have said, renew it now. You can renew it up to 9 months
in advance and get the full credit for the unexpired period of your
old passport.
*******
Thanks everyone very much, I have filled in the online renewal form.
Next problem is it seems I cannot take the new photos myself, and print on
my inject printer!

Are you looking for problems? There are very strict rules now as what is a
suitable photo for a passport. I took one in a photo booth in Woolworths
which was rejected by the pre-check at the Post Office.

Rather than risking a second time I went to a local chemist who was used to
taking such photos.

Nick

"Nick" writes:

Are you looking for problems? There are very strict rules now as what is a
suitable photo for a passport.

If your photograph follows their published rules to the letter, are
they allowed to reject it? For example, if you were take the
photograph with a very wide angle lens with your head close to the
camera. This would satisfy all of the 'rules' on the passport
application but would give an image with barrel distortion similar to
that as seen through a door 'spyhole'.

On Mon, 27 Nov 2006 22:50:04 +0000, "Nick"
wrote:

"Mick" wrote in message
...

Thanks everyone very much, I have filled in the online renewal form.
Next problem is it seems I cannot take the new photos myself, and print on
my inject printer!

Are you looking for problems? There are very strict rules now as what is a
suitable photo for a passport. I took one in a photo booth in Woolworths
which was rejected by the pre-check at the Post Office.

Rather than risking a second time I went to a local chemist who was used to
taking such photos.

The photo-booth type are perfectly all right if you follow the rules.
Get an application form in the Post Office - there's a leaflet
included explaining exactly what they want. (The photos don't need to
be countersigned if your appearance hasn't changed too much since your
last passport.) The Post Office do a check and send service for a few
pounds extra.