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Philippine Passport Renewal

Discussion in 'UK Visa and Immigration Help' started by jims456, May 16, 2020.

  1. jims456
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    My Wife's passport expires August 30th and we need to renew it for her visa extension application in October.
    I understand the Philippine embassy has been closed for some time so renewal appears to be impossible.
    We are not hopeful that UK immigration will be understanding and give her a six month extension even though I believe she qualifies as a key worker being employed as a carer in a residential care home.
    Have any other forum members found themselves in this position?
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  4. jims456
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    Thanks for the advice, my wife does have a letter from her employer stating she is a key worker so I will email immigration and explain the situation. Fingers crossed we get a positive reply.
    :)
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    Follow up on this for anyone wishing to renew a Philippine passport. The Embassy is now open for appointments only, we booked online and chose the time and day from available slots. We managed to book a parking space near Trafalgar Square and walked about 200m to the Embassy. I was not allowed to enter and my wife was required to wear a mask, all the staff were using PPE.
    The whole process took about 20 minutes and not a rioter in sight!
    I was expecting a nightmare so it was a pleasant surprise.:)
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    Glad it's sorted for you.
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    bigmac Well-Known Member Trusted Member

    thats a great improvement.
    did you have to pay a charge to enter London ?
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  8. jims456
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    Used a company online to book the parking space £11.50 for three hours. Plus congestion charge. Could have been worse and solved our problem.

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