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  • 23:20 21 Nov 2009
  • |    Khartoum
  • 02:20 22 Nov 2009
 

Passports

You have to hold a valid passport to enter or leave the UK. You may also need a visa to travel to other countries.

If you are travelling to another country from the UK, your passport may need to be valid for your whole trip. You should renew your passport before you travel if it is due to expire while you are away.

You may also have to attend an interview as part of the process of applying for a passport.

All new, full UK passports use facial biometrics. Your passport photographs will have to meet a required standard set by the International Civil Aviation Organization.

'How to apply for a UK passport' sets out the passport application process and what you need to do. 'Applying for a UK passport' explains specifically what you must do to apply for a UK passport in the country you are in. You need to read both pages to have all the information that you need to apply for your passport.



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Consular Section opening hours

Reduced Consular Opening Hours

Please note that from 10/11/09 the public opening times for Consular section will be reduced to 1 hour a day. The Consular section will be open for urgent enquiries only, from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Sunday to Thursday, until further notice.

We apologise for the inconvenience this may cause.

 

Public Notice

If your passport is due to expire and contains valid visas, work or residence permits, please check with the issuing authorities that the cancellation of your passport will not invalidate them. Please make sure you have made these checks before you submit your application for a passport renewal, as The British Embassy can take no responsibility for the validity of visas, work or residence permits within cancelled passports.  

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Consular Section

 

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