Marsilius
March 23rd, 2007, 16:12
According to the official UK government website www.passport.gov.uk (http://www.passport.gov.uk), the new regulation only applies to those wanting their FIRST passport, not a renewal:
"The requirement to attend an interview will be introduced gradually, starting with small-scale interviews in a limited number of interview offices from May 2007, with IPS progressively adding further offices through to the end of 2007. The requirement will apply to customers aged 16 or over who have never had a passport before (609,000 customers per annum, around 10 per cent of total applications)."
Recent press reports, other than those of the invariably alarmist and doom-and-gloom Daily Mail, have confirmed this.
"The requirement to attend an interview will be introduced gradually, starting with small-scale interviews in a limited number of interview offices from May 2007, with IPS progressively adding further offices through to the end of 2007. The requirement will apply to customers aged 16 or over who have never had a passport before (609,000 customers per annum, around 10 per cent of total applications)."
Recent press reports, other than those of the invariably alarmist and doom-and-gloom Daily Mail, have confirmed this.