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| posted by the doodler 736 days ago |
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Has any Brit done this whilst in HK?
What's the procedure, who do you contact and what documents do you need? Will photocopies do of birth certificates or do you need the original?
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| posted by Paps of Jura 736 days ago |
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It p**s easy
Take your completed form which you can get from the HK British consulate along with your old passport.. with about $900 and then a week later you have a new passport
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| posted by Load Toad 736 days ago |
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As Massive Rattlers states it is a piece of pish and far easier than getting your passport in UK. The staff are incredibly helpful and if you have some requirement such as urgent business travel they will try & help.. You'll need passport photies as well but make sure you choose the correct back ground colour. (I can't recall but it says in the Consulate on the photo machine).
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| posted by beebs 736 days ago |
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I did notice though, that back in 1997, when I had to get my name in the passport amended I was treated like s**t by the staff but all the caucasians there received much better service than I did. The same thing happened to my sister as well so am not looking forward to going over to renew my passport when it's time.
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| posted by Juno Watt 736 days ago |
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You didn't use your BBC accent?
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| posted by The Cerne Abbas Giant 736 days ago |
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Originally posted by bbcgirl
I did notice though, that back in 1997, when I had to get my name in the passport amended I was treated like s**t by the staff but all the caucasians there received much better service than I did. The same thing happened to my sister as well so am not looking forward to going over to renew my passport when it's time.
They've treated me like s**t on occasion too. Other times they've been great.
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| posted by Load Toad 736 days ago |
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If you want to be really treated like s**te simply go to Heathrow airport and go through immigration. They are utter and complete c**ts of the first order.
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| posted by beebs 736 days ago |
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Originally posted by Juno Watt
You didn't use your BBC accent?
Well, as I had just arrived in HK for under a week or so, I still had a stronger Brit accent than I have now, but that was no help...guess they saw the colour of my skin and well, didn't treat me in the same fashion as if I had been caucasian.
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| posted by beebs 736 days ago |
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Immigration at Manchester Airport were really great last time I went home but that was a couple of years ago now.
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| posted by Mango. 736 days ago |
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you can't get your brit passport in hk?
almost always friendly and polite
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| posted by rodigan 736 days ago |
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Originally posted by Load Toad
If you want to be really treated like s**te simply go to Heathrow airport and go through immigration. They are utter and complete c**ts of the first order.
thats because you is black, LT and they are all racialist...
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| posted by Paps of Jura 736 days ago |
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Mongo wrong wrong wrong !!
I have now got two British passports here in HK
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| posted by the doodler 736 days ago |
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Manchester Airport was fine a few days after the security alert . There was no need to get there early and the queue for the xray/security machines was minimal. 
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| posted by HKBloke 736 days ago |
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It actually takes longer than a week now coz they are giving out the biometric passports,
These have your DNA code embedded inside so don't forget to take the sperm sample with you.
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| posted by westdoor 736 days ago (edited 736 days ago) |
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Originally posted by HKBloke
It actually takes longer than a week now coz they are giving out the biometric passports,
These have your DNA code embedded inside so don't forget to take the sperm sample with you.
What if you forget the sample? Is there a little room with suitable "reading material" or do you just make your deposit at the counter?
I have a cunning plan ........
     
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| posted by shazza 736 days ago |
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its incredibly easy AND dear im telling you!!!
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| posted by rodigan 736 days ago |
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Originally posted by westdoor
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Originally posted by HKBloke
It actually takes longer than a week now coz they are giving out the biometric passports,
These have your DNA code embedded inside so don't forget to take the sperm sample with you.
What if you forget the sample? Is there a little room with suitable "reading material"?
more importantly, what if you're not a bloke?
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| posted by westdoor 736 days ago (edited 736 days ago) |
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Originally posted by rodigan
more importantly, what if you're not a bloke?
Well obviously you take someone else's.
Maybe like this?
I have a cunning plan ........
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| posted by Mango. 736 days ago |
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Originally posted by Paps of Jura
Mongo wrong wrong wrong !!
I have now got two British passports here in HK
do you see the question mark on the end???
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| posted by God de Vader 736 days ago |
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Originally posted by shazza
its incredibly easy AND dear im telling you!!!
what your telling your dear?
I'm not under the alkafluence of inkahol that some thinkle peep I am. It's just the drunker I sit here the longer I get."
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