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#1 mighty_mini

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Posted 12 August 2008 - 01:16 AM

Laoni cannot find her passport. this screws alot of things up. mainly she cant go (at the time of writing) but we've looked EVERYWHERE.


Swansea wont issue a passport on the same day for lost/stolen passports so were at a bit of a loose end.



any suggestions, or is it just a case of taking it on the chin?

#2 Barnett

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Posted 12 August 2008 - 04:26 AM

:yinyang:| just keep looking....not a nice experience at all!! and its impossible to leave the country without it, turn the house upside down.

fingers crossed... :)

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Posted 12 August 2008 - 04:35 AM

If you take a trip up to London to the passport office (i think its called something like petit France) LOL. I went up there on the day i was suspose to go to France because I lost my passport. Make sure you get the form filled in ready and have the countersigned photo etc. etc

They were able to do the passport there and then. A couple of hours of waiting mind you, but i was in Paris by the evening. What a stressfull day that was.

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Posted 12 August 2008 - 04:45 AM

....thats right Dan w, i think thats the passport office by liverpool street!! i think my sister done that once, a few hours wait but she got there in the end, as he said just make sure you have the fotos.

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Posted 12 August 2008 - 06:05 AM

Jump on that train Laoni to London, as a previous post states I'm sure you can get one in Petty France. Not sure of the cost though but details will be on the web somewhere.

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Posted 12 August 2008 - 06:16 AM

it will be in the last place you look so look there first ( i know just trying to make you smile at a bad time)

hope you find it or manage to get a replacement

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Posted 12 August 2008 - 06:19 AM

e-mail sent

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Posted 12 August 2008 - 06:34 AM

Look here

Phone the passport office, tell them that you need to apply for an emergency passport and you need to make an appointment to go and collect it in person.

The number to ring (just incase link no worky) is 0870 521 0410 and that's a 24 hour helpline.

I do hope you can get an appointment today and get it sorted.

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Posted 12 August 2008 - 06:37 AM

Here details it better!

We've had to do this kind of thing for work before as we quite often have to travel short notice, so you really can get a passport on the same day. You just need to get on the blower ASAP and make an appointment. In the meantime, we'll keep our fingers crossed for you! :yinyang:

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Posted 12 August 2008 - 06:39 AM

Aaaand, if she were to get on the train to London today and get it sorted out, there are plenty of people staying at Thurrock Travelodge that could help out with onward travel to Brands :thumbsup:

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Posted 12 August 2008 - 07:00 AM

Thanks for that Matt. :thumbsup:

Hope you find it :thumbsup:

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Posted 12 August 2008 - 07:40 AM

Oh Jesus. Thats not good news.

I hope you find it. It will be somewhwere so obvious. The other thing that needs to be done is look everywhere again, if you have time. I've looked somewhere before for something and found it there afterwards.

If not, get down to London...

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Posted 12 August 2008 - 07:57 AM

hide her in the boot of the car :thumbsup:

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Posted 12 August 2008 - 07:58 AM

Hey guys :thumbsup:

I still can't find it, and it's really confusing because I'm usually so organised. The only thing is.. my car got broken into about a month ago and there's a possibility that my passport may have been in my bag at the time.. and was consequently taken. I can't remember if it was or not, but i certainly can't find it ANYWHERE in the house :thumbsup:

On those links you sent me it says that the service can't be used for lost or stolen passports, and I tried calling that number last night only to be told that there's nothing I can do

Ive just spoken to Norfolkline, who said that they would ship me with a drivers licence and birth certificate, but then gave me the number of French immigration who basically said that i would be refused at immigrations. Argh!

What to do, what to do

Edited by ~yello~, 12 August 2008 - 08:03 AM.


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Posted 12 August 2008 - 08:38 AM

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Iiii naw lawre driva who get yoo cross border yar?

Horrible situation to be in, hope the passport turns up, or you find an identical twin?




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