deb8181

I would have a UK address over there as my daughter still lives there at the moment.

Thanks for your reply George. Both mine and my husbands passport run out at the same time unfortunately. I was told i needed six months on it by the travel agent in Oz when i booked my flights to the UK. We are both UK citizens and have only been in Oz for just over two years. We have a permanent skilled visa which is inside our soon to expire UK passports and we dont have dual nationality as we havent been in Oz for long enough. I guess if you weigh up the cost of the £129.50 and then half a day of your holiday lost, its probably easier to get it done over here so you havent got to worry about getting it done when you are over there, plus of course we are going on 15 December so it will soon be Christmas and everyone shuts down i guess. I just hate paying over the odds for things like this when you never get your money's worth when you pay the cheap price never mind paying through the nose for it!!!

Hi there Has anyone had to renew their British passport whilst living in Oz. I am visiting the UK in December this year for a holiday and mine and my husbands passport will only have 5 months left on it at that point. I have been advised that i need at least 6 months left on them and therefore need to renew them before i go to the UK. I have looked into renewing them and i am shocked to see it is going to cost approx. $282.00 each ($564.00 for the two). To renew in the UK it is only 77.00 pounds each - that is over 200.00 pounds more to renew them over here in Australia - DAYLIGHT ROBBERY!!!!! My daughter still lives in the UK and has suggested that i send them over to her and she will send our applications in for us but i don't think this is allowed. Please help. Any advice would be appreciated. Deb8181 :huh: