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Passport help!
We want to book a last minute holiday abroad in the middle of May. Will we be able to get a passport for lo in time? Argh!!! Totally hadn't thought of that bit. Also how do we go about it? What about photos? Any advice appreciated thanks. Really want to book asap! So hoping we will be able to go as we really need the break x
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Anyway, the picture need to be taken against a creme background. For a child under a certain age they do not have to have their eyes open. They are not so strict for pictures. But I don't know the exact rules anymore. We went to a local passport photo place where they also took pictures of babies for passports.
We used the check and send service at the post office and that cost about 8 pounds, but than you are almost sure that everything has filled in correctly. (they check it and check the picture before they send it away) If you want to go away in may I would arrange it asap the passport, but you should be fine. It didn't take us that long at all.
this is about the photos
http://www.kodakexpresscamden.com/Passport-Baby.html
this is about the passport
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport/Passports/Applyingforaneworrenewedchildpassport/DG_174107
hth
Take photo when LO is lying down on white or cream sheets/ towel and lean over them, I got both of ours done this way, no bother and fuss. The developing counter at our asda then can print them as pasport size in an hour, and the nice lady even helped me crop to the right proportions first. Boots kodak machines might also print pasport size.
Have a lovely hol.
We got our photos done at a local photographers. Took 2mins, cost ??5 for 6 photos and they're guaranteed to be correct (sizing etc). I wasn't confident in my photo taking abilities and wanted to make sure the photos weren't rejected so for the price of ??5 was worth going to the photographers!
I think you've got time so long as you get your skates on
Shell xx
The consulate website says it will be up to 6 weeks for a Passport but we got ours back in 2 weeks 2 days.
Hope you have a lovely break.
xx
My dad is a magistrate and his friend signed for Emilia and she put friend of family and it went through no probs.
You should have no problems - although they did telephone and say that Emilia might be called for an interview. I had to tell the person on the end of the line she was only a week old....he just ummed and said oh we wont call her then!!! I swear Samm15551 is right, they just make it up as they go along!!
I got my baby's done in less than a week. I had to pay ??96.50 instead of ??49 and I had to go to the passport office with all the forms etc (by appointment) and we had it back in less than a week (its guaranteed for a week or less). You can't get a first passport in the day turnaround so the week is the quickest they do.
Also if under 6 months it doesn't matter if they smile or have eyes closed etc..
All the info you should need is here:
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport/Passports/Applyingforaneworrenewedchildpassport/index.htm
hth Abbie x
After spending 30 minutes at the flaming photographers as well!!!
Sam x
So now just need it signed and to get hold of forms. All these rules are so confusing, deffo need the check and send! x