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Originally Posted by accymel
Exactly my concern also, so is it the UK is following the American way?  |
Not that I am aware of, but when I last renewed my passport (in 1998), it was mostly a matter of getting an up-to-date picture, filling out a form, and sending it in along with my old passport and the correct payment.
Okay, I got curious and looked it up. Here is what is required for a first-time passport:
"
New Application for a U.S. Passport
To obtain a passport for the first time, you need to go in person to one of over
8,000 passport acceptance facilities located throughout the United States with two photographs of yourself, proof of U.S. citizenship, and a valid form of photo identification such as a driver’s license.
Acceptance facilities include many Federal, state and probate courts, post offices, some public libraries and a number of county and municipal offices."
BTW, renewing a passport is much simpler!
I have to submit far more documentation to prove who I am just to renew my driver's license!
Looks like the UK is
not following the USA in this instance!
