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BRITISH PASSPORT RENEWAL

BRITISH PASSPORT RENEWAL AUTHORISATION LETTER:

AUTHORISATION LETTER

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Overview

The authorisation letter allows you to nominate someone to lodge your documents at Her Majesty's Passport Office and collect your new passport on your behalf.

If you decide to apply with Rapid British Passports, the original authorisation letter must be sent to us along with all your other documents supporting your passport application. We have prepared a template for you that you will receive after completing the order form.

Your agent at Rapid British Passports will need to show original photographic proof at the passport office of his or her identity for verification purposes.

The Letter Contains

The letter of authorisation must be addressed to Her Majesty's Passport Office and contain the following

Your personal information (your name, your permanent address, your signature, and the date).
The agency information, including the name of the agent who will lodge and collect your passport.
Finally the statement, that should be as followed:

"I hereby confirm that I _____________________________________ (name of applicant) give authorisation for my agent, whose personal signature is below, to lodge my application for a _______________________ passport and to collect my new passport for me."

The letter contains

The letter of authorisation should be addressed to Her Majesty's Passport Office and must contain:

1. Your information:

Your name
Your signature and the date

Your agent at Rapid British Passports needs to be able to provide original photographic evidence of their identity for purposes of verification.

2. The statement:

"I hereby confirm that I _____________________________________ (name of applicant) give authorisation to my agent, whose personal signature is verified below, to lodge my application for a _______________________ passport and to collect my new passport for me."

Authorisation Letter (Example)

Please kindly use the template below to create an Authorisation Letter, which will allow us to submit your application on your behalf. Please, complete the parts underlined below. Your agent will complete the rest.

To:
Her Majesty's Passport Office
London
SW1V 1PN

Date: ______________________________

“ I hereby confirm that I, __________________________________ (first and last name of applicant), give permission for my agent, whose personal signature is shown below, to lodge my application for a ______________________ (passport type application) passport and to collect my new passport for me.”

___________________________________________________________ (Applicant's signature)

PASSPORT RENEWAL PHOTO REQUIREMENTS

Two Passport Photos

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Overview

In order to meet the specific requirements of the Passport Office, you will be required to provide two passport photographs to be submitted alongside your passport application form. If your photos do not meet these specific requirements your application could be rejected or delayed.

Where can you get your passport photos taken?

Photo-Me booths are located throughout the UK in most post offices and large supermarkets. A professional photographer will also be able to do the job to the required standard.
For our customers located outside of the United Kingdom, we highly recommend that you visit a professional photographer as the standards in public photo booths in other countries are likely to have different standards to the ones in the UK.

How to get correct photo

The photos must be

of a size that is 45mm high by 35mm wide - you'll find this is standard in the UK professionally printed
individual photographs in their own right, not taken from other photos
with a background of white photographic paper and in colour
with a light grey or cream backdrop
identical copies
taken recently, no older than 30 days
with no perceptible markings or indentations of any kind
unless your photo requires a countersignature, there should not be any marks on either side
unchanged in anyway, by computer software or by other methods

The portrait must show

your shoulders, neck and head
your eyes focused on the camera
nothing besides you, no other persons or objects (no exceptions made for children)
between 29mm and 34mm high from just above the top of your head to just below your chin
an unemotional, plain expression and a closed mouth
not hats or scarves, an uncovered head (unless you have explicit medical or religious reasons for wearing it).
Open eyes, and, although we recommend you remove glasses for the photo, if you do wear them ensure the picture is free from reflection or glare from lenses. Red-eye is not accepted
shadows are not accepted
a significant differentiation between your face and the background

UK PASSPORT RENEWAL SERVICE:

UK Passport Renewal Application Process

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Application Form

You can use this service if

Your passport is about to expire or has already expired.
You had a child's passport in the past and you need to apply for your first adult passport.

Length of application process

Her Majesty's Passport Office

The standard length of the application process with Her Majesty's Passport Office is 3 weeks, assuming that your application is submitted correctly and without delay the first time around. A last-minute service is also available but is subject to your ability to book an appointment with the Passport Office.

Rapid British Passports

If you would like to avoid the hassle, you can apply with Rapid British Passports and have it processed on the same day, the next day or in one week's time.

Important note

If you are applying from outside of the UK, click here.
If you would like to renew your second passport, follow this process to apply for a second passport.
You may renew a passport at any time. Any remaining time left on your passport (up to 9 months) will be added to your new one.
We are required by the passport office to pay for all applications prior to booking. We book all our submissions once all documents have arrived to ensure that no risk of fee loss occurs. Note that our processing time will begin from the booked appointment date.

Required documents

Current Passport
Application Form
Two passport photos
Authorisation letter
Order Form

Service Fee

Same Day

£ 250*

This service takes 12 hours to deliver your passport, from the moment when your documents have been submitted to British Passport.

Next Day

£ 210*

This service takes 24 hours to deliver your passport, from the moment when your documents have been submitted to British Passport.

One Week

£ 180*

This service takes 6 business days to deliver your passport, from the moment when your documents have been submitted to British Passport.

Service fees listed above are subject to VAT and do not include Passport fees to Her Majesty's Passport Office (32-page/48-page passport - £128/137)

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Benefits of applying with us

You don't have to go anywhere.

By using us as your acting agency, all you have to do is send us your application from your local post office or by courier.

Your application is processed immediately.

As a specialised passport agency we are authorised to submit applications on our clients' behalf at Her Majesty's Passport office without the need to book any appointments.

Your documents are checked before sending.

Your agent will check your items before applying for your passport in order to avoid delays and rejection.

We provide professional customer service.

Our agents are on-hand via email and phone to assist with any type of query you might have.

BRITISH PASSPORT RENEWAL