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Re: Passport issue
[Re: Winterstale]
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07/17/2020 12:56 PM
07/17/2020 12:56 PM
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maytrix
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I think you can renew without sending in your old one, it is just a little more involved.
Matt
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Re: Passport issue
[Re: JasonHelmbrecht]
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07/17/2020 01:56 PM
07/17/2020 01:56 PM
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agrimsrud
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Huhm, never heard of that. I thought you always had to send in the old passport. I guess you could claim it is lost. Don't think you want to do that. When the immigration officer scans your passport it will come up on the system as being lost. And then you get to follow the kind agent into the back room. Winterstale - if it was me I would not take the chance to get it screwed up. Since you are traveling to STT (airlines won't care) and BVI just needs a valid passport I would do the renewal after getting back from the trip. I don't see any upside to doing it before, i.e., as far as the BVI is concerned you have a valid passport now and a new one will be no more valid that the current one.
Life's short - sail more!
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Re: Passport issue
[Re: Winterstale]
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07/17/2020 05:42 PM
07/17/2020 05:42 PM
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maytrix
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If renewing by mail, you MUST send it in with the renewal application. If you are renewing in person, it seems you don't need to. It states the reasons why you MUST submit an application in person, listing a lost or damaged passport as one reason, but I never saw anything that required you turn it in if you were renewing in person. I think the only concern would be at what point is the passport in hand cancelled - if the passport renewal was processed just before you leave and shipped to you, could the old one no longer be valid? That would be the only concern. I'd confirm all of this, this is just what I noticed when looking at our last renewal.
Matt
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Re: Passport issue
[Re: Winterstale]
#230059
07/17/2020 10:21 PM
07/17/2020 10:21 PM
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MrEZgoin
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I would consider it a no brainer to use your current valid passport. BVI does NOT have a requirement that the passport be valid for 6 months, etc.
My passport was stolen, hopefully I can get a new one before November.
M4000 "Lio Kai"
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Re: Passport issue
[Re: Winterstale]
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07/18/2020 10:35 AM
07/18/2020 10:35 AM
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I paid extra for 'expedited' and my new passport returned in about 10 days, although this was several months ago.
Noel Hall "It is humbling indeed, to discover my own opinion is only correct less than 50% of the time." www.noelhall.com
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Re: Passport issue
[Re: bagsarepacked]
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07/18/2020 12:48 PM
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agrimsrud
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Would that happen when you present the new replacement passport? Not that I think lying is a good idea....more just curious if everyone who looses a passport and applies and receives a new one has to go to the back room. The issue is if you use the passport you reported as lost/stolen. When you get a "replacement" it's a new passport with a new number, i.e, it's not a duplicate of the old one. The one that is reported as lost/stolen is flagged as such and if anyone tries to use it I'm pretty sure bad things will happen.
Life's short - sail more!
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Re: Passport issue
[Re: NoelHall]
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07/19/2020 02:16 PM
07/19/2020 02:16 PM
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maytrix
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I paid extra for 'expedited' and my new passport returned in about 10 days, although this was several months ago. The renewal site now states expediting isn't possible.
Matt
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