UK passport holders please note

British passport owners needing to renew their passport can get a new document in just ten days if they apply now and beat the New Year rush, the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) reports.

From now until Christmas is low season for passport applications and anyone needing a straightforward renewal of their existing passport can expect a rapid service. 

Renewing now will take, on average, as little as ten days from filling in the form to receiving a new passport.  Travellers will be able to carry over up to nine months unexpired time from their existing passport and avoid the additional cost of paying for an urgent renewal process.  The IPS points out If your passport expires before 24 July next year then you can renew now, avoid the rush and stress, and carry over all your unexpired time.  Normal renewal costs £77.50.  The same day service is £129.50. www.direct.gov.uk/en/Diol1/DoItOnline/DG_4018268

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