Expats and others who need to extend their British passports face significant difficulties

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The Thaiger has been approached by a number of dissatisfied UK citizens whose stay in the Kingdom is being jeopardized due to delays, misplaced documents, and outright blunders. Minor hiccups are now becoming a major issue in the processing of British passports in the United Kingdom. It’s been in the headlines a lot recently in the UK, and it’s now affecting a lot of British expats in Thailand. Authorities in the United Kingdom are blaming a rush to travel for the summer season, as well as new Brexit-related issues for British visitors to EU countries.

More than 20 additional British citizens are either on their way back to the UK or in the UK, attempting to sort out their passports after being unable to do so through emails or the British embassy in Thailand. One of the expats claims that they attempted to renew their daughter’s British passport and were told it would take 10 to 11 weeks, but it has already been 5 months and “they have no idea where the documents even are.”

Another British couple living in Australia has been informed that their wedding in the UK would most likely be canceled due to ongoing delays at the Passport Office. They’d have to wait another 13 weeks for their child’s British passport to arrive. For thousands of British nationals who need to straighten out their passports, the challenges and delays have become a global issue. That’s only the tip of the iceberg, with residents wishing to travel during the summer vacation yet unable to do so. As the UK emerges from restrictions and lockdowns and the weather improves, the Home Office reports that more than 5 million people have applied for passports.

The EU’s implementation of post-Brexit laws requiring British passports to have at least 3 months’ validity has added to the pressure, a development that many British nationals were unaware of until they needed to travel again.

Thousands of families are already facing postponed or canceled vacations this summer in the northern hemisphere. Contacted by helpless constituents, British MPs have described the situation as a “absolute disaster.”

Meanwhile, the British Home Office advises travelers to wait 10 weeks for passport processing, but admits that even this time frame is “often broken.” Expats from all over the world who need their passports for visa renewals in Thailand are suffering unexpected consequences as a result of the delays in the United Kingdom. At this point, Thai officials appear to have little understanding of the issues at the British end of the paperwork nightmare, and some expats have been forced to fly back to the UK to try to resolve their passport issues, at a time when flight prices are skyrocketing due to rising fuel costs and inflation. According to the British Home Office, up to 5 million people have experienced passport delays. Some candidates claim to have waited up to five months. Those traveling claim that no one answers the so-called helplines and that their emails go unanswered. Even those who pay extra for the “quick track” option are having trouble getting appointments.