babetski
12 Sep 2024
UK, Ireland / UK passport renewal impossible due to out of date Polish passport [5]
This must have happened to someone else but it's a truly insane situation.
I recently applied to renew my British Passport (born here with Polish parents). I sent a copy of my expired Polish passport (over 10 years expired that took me a LOT of hard work to obtain paperwork etc). The Polish passport was obtained in the 90's and in my married name. I divorced 20 years ago reverting
to my Polish maiden name.
Have always lived in the UK.
UK passport office says they cannot issue new UK passport until Polish passport updated to maiden name. Polish Consulate tells me as passport expired over 10 years ago I need to go through a different (lengthy) process that can take up to 12 months and the form asks for stuff I just don't have any more - mother sadly has dementia and doesn't know where she put any of the papers.
It's impossible to have neither passport for up to 12 months! Work will be unsustainable. Has someone had this weird set of circumstances? Am thinking maybe to give up my Polish passport/citizenship or will lose my job. Unbelievable. Was the world always this crazy??
This must have happened to someone else but it's a truly insane situation.
I recently applied to renew my British Passport (born here with Polish parents). I sent a copy of my expired Polish passport (over 10 years expired that took me a LOT of hard work to obtain paperwork etc). The Polish passport was obtained in the 90's and in my married name. I divorced 20 years ago reverting
to my Polish maiden name.
Have always lived in the UK.
UK passport office says they cannot issue new UK passport until Polish passport updated to maiden name. Polish Consulate tells me as passport expired over 10 years ago I need to go through a different (lengthy) process that can take up to 12 months and the form asks for stuff I just don't have any more - mother sadly has dementia and doesn't know where she put any of the papers.
It's impossible to have neither passport for up to 12 months! Work will be unsustainable. Has someone had this weird set of circumstances? Am thinking maybe to give up my Polish passport/citizenship or will lose my job. Unbelievable. Was the world always this crazy??