How do you renew a passport from the US without going home?

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Just wondering if anyone has done this? My DH's passport expires in April and we are not due back to the UK till July top renew our work visas.
I am guessing there must be a way we can do it from the US-just wondering if anyone has done this and what the time frame is to get it done?
Many thanks for any pointing in the right direction.

contact your local embassy or consulate office

at the US Embassy in London

you can get a form from them & it specifies what the photos have to look like (automatic booth ones won't do but they provide a list of photographers who can do it for you)

then you have to go there to actually get it renewed - you'll need to ring for an appt

HTH

oh it's a UK passport in the US?????

oh sorry, being v thick

yes, nearest embassy/consulate will tell you if it's possible

Here. The link is on the right hand side I think. It allows you to select the country you are applying from and then provides you with all of the information that you need. It was very efficient and only took a couple of weeks. Do not worry too much about the sizing of the photos - I worried needlessly over this but actually all you have to do is have the photos taken at Walgreens and don't cut them as the embassy will cut them to the required size - some Walgreens actually have the UK photo size setting on their system.

I did mine in DC. I had forgotten that my passport expired and I was going to a wedding in the UK, so I drove the several hours to DC and turned up and asked to get it renewed. They said no. My children started fighting and I started crying. I had the new passport in 3 hours! :D'

Although don't they all go to the UK now? I thought I remember reading that.

Contact embassy or consulate. I have lived outside UK for nearly 17 years and never been back to UK to renew it or sent it back to UK. I now live in China and have to send mine to Hong Kong for renewal. The only issue is if you need to contact anyone during the renewal process your local embassy does not answer any calls relating to this and you have to phone a call centre in UK at 70 pence a minute. Really is appalling service and complete pain in the bum!

Very easy - use the website, download forms and get the photos done at Walgreens, as their photo machines have a uk passport photo setting. You need a Walgreens that has a photo centre, but they are very helpful.

It is pretty straightforward, the most difficult thing is probably getting somebody o vouch for the photos as a true likeness - I used a colleague who had known me for 5 years.

And remember to ask for the old passport back, that will have your visa and I-95 in it, so you will still need it to travel. There is room on the forms for that and I also sent a seperate letter asking for it back, just in case. Takes about 3 weeks altogether.

Sorry - I-94. Doh!

You apply by post to the UK Consulate in Washington DC. Details and forms are on their website.

Thanks everyone-I remember when I looked into it a while back being thrown by the expensive info line so I put it off.The link is really helpful.
Much appreciated!