Hi, I'm currently living in Phnom Penh and am due to renew my visa, but have realised that I don't have any blank pages left in my passport!

I understand that I have to renew my passport and this process takes 13 weeks, my visa will expire on October 13th.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Also, can I walk into the embassy and speak to someone or do I need to make an appointment?

I have tried calling the phone number many times but it is engaged.

Yes I should've sorted it out before, etc...

Only useful feedback advise please!

MrBen87 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 23, 2022 10:49 am Hi, I'm currently living in Phnom Penh and am due to renew my visa, but have realised that I don't have any blank pages left in my passport!

I understand that I have to renew my passport and this process takes 13 weeks, my visa will expire on October 13th.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Also, can I walk into the embassy and speak to someone or do I need to make an appointment?

I have tried calling the phone number many times but it is engaged.

Yes I should've sorted it out before, etc...

Only useful feedback advise please!

Perhaps apply for a 90 day extension to your current visa? It depends on your current visa type I guess. If you have an ordinary visa (E class) you can extend it for 1, 3, 6, or 12 months for between $30 and $300 depending on the length of the extension. Then use that window to get a new passport?

ego bibere nimis wrote: ↑Fri Sep 23, 2022 11:05 am

MrBen87 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 23, 2022 10:49 am Hi, I'm currently living in Phnom Penh and am due to renew my visa, but have realised that I don't have any blank pages left in my passport!

I understand that I have to renew my passport and this process takes 13 weeks, my visa will expire on October 13th.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Also, can I walk into the embassy and speak to someone or do I need to make an appointment?

I have tried calling the phone number many times but it is engaged.

Yes I should've sorted it out before, etc...

Only useful feedback advise please!

Perhaps apply for a 90 day extension to your current visa? It depends on your current visa type I guess. If you have an ordinary visa (E class) you can extend it for 1, 3, 6, or 12 months for between $30 and $300 depending on the length of the extension. Then use that window to get a new passport?

Which page would they stick it on?

Also, can I walk into the embassy and speak to someone or do I need to make an appointment?

You need to go to VFS Global in Phnom Penh (232 x Monivong), by appointment only.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/VFS ... 04.9196783

There is much talk about the length of time taken for a new UK passport, much of it this summer with many people applying for replacements and new applications; international travel was hard work last year so this year's demand was pent up from 2020 and 2021.

Now UK holiday season is over so they ought to have cleared up much of the backlog.

They say up to 15 weeks to stop people pestering them for updates and if it gets to them in 4 weeks they are over the moon!

VFS routes you to the FCO site and for overseas applications, start here:
https://www.gov.uk/overseas-passports

One thing to note: for some reason they do not allow you to bring any bags into their offices. Phones are ok, but no bags and there is nowhere to store them - it's a bizarre rule. Read the reviews on Google.

What would be the situation if you 'hypothetically' lost your passport? Could you get a new/ temporary one issued while you wait for your replacement, and if so could you get a new visa put in the temporary passport?

Those old Cambodian visa pages are usually glued so badly and the stamp doesn't spread on to the page so you could potentially "accidentally" let an old one, ahem, disappear if the underlying page looks as good as new. It crossed my mind when I had to glue my old visas back into my passport that it would be very easy to free up a page if I needed to. I never did mind you, and I'm sure there's a raft of reasons why you shouldn't, but, but..

Random Dude wrote: ↑Fri Sep 23, 2022 11:55 am What would be the situation if you 'hypothetically' lost your passport? Could you get a new/ temporary one issued while you wait for your replacement, and if so could you get a new visa put in the temporary passport?

If you lose your passport and have a flight back to the UK in the near future, the Embassy can issue an emergency travel document, a one-time affair that will get you home. As far as I know, that is the only offering, there's no such thing as a temporary passport.