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nen
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renew passport when resident in spain
Feb 2nd, 2010 at 7:00pm
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hi as anyone who is resident in spain renewed a passport?ours are up in june and we wont to get a new uk one.on the web site it says to renew you have to contact the local embassy or consalate pleaseeeeeeeee can you help (its an ok thing becomeing a residant here but the things you have to do to get something that should be straight forward  Roll Eyesthank you regards nen
  
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Re: renew passport when resident in spain
Reply #1 - Feb 2nd, 2010 at 7:36pm
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Very straightforward:

Look here: http://ukinspain.fco.gov.uk/en/passports/applying-spain-portugal

You need to fill in the documents as described, get someone of 'suitable standing', a hairdresser or builder who was once a bank manager/doctor for example, that you have known for 2 days at least - sorry, meant to say 2 years, send it off with your credit card details so they can extract the extortionate fee from you, including the courier fee so it is delivered to you at your door. You need to provide a real address as they don't deliver to post boxes (APTDO de Correos) for security reasons.

You then wait for the bloke from DHL to call you and you go and meet him outside LIDL to collect it, or you could send someone else as he really doesn't care who it is or where you live.

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Reply #2 - Feb 2nd, 2010 at 8:29pm
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THANK YOU nigel  for your help Smiley printed the forms regards nen x
  
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Re: renew passport when resident in spain
Reply #3 - Feb 3rd, 2010 at 8:42am
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Please take note of the restrictions regarding photography of your face.  They are very hot on this unless you are a Nigerian from Yemen with peculiar underpants who is a known suspect in which event a wax crayon drawing of the bloke next door's cat will probably suffice.

As regards the idle sod from DHL I suggest you put a covering note with the application reminding the authorities to whom you have paid a small fortune that doorstep delivery is included and that you understand he fails regularly on this front.
  
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Reply #4 - Feb 7th, 2010 at 8:55pm
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Well done Michael!!

Glad you said that, I would have of course been hauled over the coals and chastised for such a comment

Especially as I am known for being politically correct Grin Grin Grin

And don't even ask if the local morrocan has registered his phone in Spain to avert another madrid bombing as only spanish pay as you go need to be registered!!

Is it me or are politicians a slate short of a roof load when it comes to thinking things out, and I don't just mean Spanish or Catalan
  
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