Changes to passport services for british nationals in taiwan
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World news story CHANGES TO PASSPORT SERVICES FOR BRITISH NATIONALS IN TAIWAN From 9 December 2013, British nationals in Taiwan should submit their passport application to Her Majesty’s
Passport Office in the UK. This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government The British Government is making important changes to the passport
service for British nationals living overseas. From 9 December 2013, the application process will be centralised and British nationals in Taiwan should submit their passport application to
Her Majesty’s Passport Office in the UK. This important change follows reviews by the National Audit Office and is designed to achieve economies of scale, greater security and consistency in
decision making. All British passports have enhanced sophisticated security features designed to reduce the likelihood of identity theft and passport fraud. FURTHER INFORMATION * Before 9
December, British nationals living in Taiwan submitted passport applications to a regional processing hub in Hong Kong. From 9 December, information on the UK Government website will advise
British nationals on the new passport application process. * All the information required to make an application will be found here. Applicants will be required to send their applications to
the Passport Customer Service Centre in Liverpool. There will be no change to processing times. * Fees charged to British nationals applying overseas are based on the current costs of
providing the service. As overseas volumes are much less than UK volumes it is harder to gain efficiencies overseas. That is why we have taken the decision to repatriate the issuing of
passports to British nationals overseas to the UK. Once this has been completed Her Majesty’s Passport Office will be seeking to create closer alignment between the two sets of fees. SHARE
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