Kammekor wrote: ↑Wed Jun 21, 2023 6:10 pm
Avoid the Aeon 2 passport office if you can. They tend to ask for ridiculous extra documents or do$h.

Freightdog wrote: ↑Wed Jun 21, 2023 6:21 pm If you are going to apply for a Khmer passport, just make sure that all of the relevant information and documents are checked and double checked before you submit them- the smallest error can easily invalidate the effort, and even if the cockup is theirs, you’ll still pay.

As for a UK passport, get a decent big book for the wait. It took us just a few days shy of 10months to get a child’s first time passport. It’s not necessarily indicative of the norm, but certainly indicative of the utterly arrogant nature or equally lacklustre work ethic of HMPO staff.
There’s a recent thread on the subject with several different accounts of experiences.

DeparRudeAnts wrote: ↑Thu Jun 22, 2023 8:42 am

Freightdog wrote: ↑Wed Jun 21, 2023 6:21 pm If you are going to apply for a Khmer passport, just make sure that all of the relevant information and documents are checked and double checked before you submit them- the smallest error can easily invalidate the effort, and even if the cockup is theirs, you’ll still pay.

As for a UK passport, get a decent big book for the wait. It took us just a few days shy of 10months to get a child’s first time passport. It’s not necessarily indicative of the norm, but certainly indicative of the utterly arrogant nature or equally lacklustre work ethic of HMPO staff.
There’s a recent thread on the subject with several different accounts of experiences.

Wow.. that's got to be close to a record. I'd heard maybe 6 months which itself is ridiculous, but 10 months is insane...
Luckily I'm a slow reader