The passport service for British nationals in Bolivia will move from Rio de Janeiro to the UK Passport Service Centre in Washington on 28 September 2008. Please see UKinUSA website.

From 28 September 2009, The British Embassy in Bolivia will not process applications in Bolivia.  Passport applications should be sent by courier or registered post directly to:  

The UK Passport Service Centre for the Americas and the Caribbean,
British Embassy,
19 Observatory Circle NW,
Washington DC, 20008

The passport team in Washington aim to issue new passports within 10 working days of receiving the correct supporting documents (excluding transit time). However, you should continue to allow 4 to 6 weeks for receipt of the new passport.

All the relevant passport forms can be downloaded together with new information on the application process and fees. Please ensure you include with your application form all supporting documents required, the correct fee, and include an e-mail address in case we need to contact you. To avoid any delay in processing your application you should inform your credit card company in advance of sending your application to Washington.

Temporary passports can still be provided to customers where there is a genuine emergency.

What does this mean to you?

• Look after your passport.
• Check its validity.  (Passports can be renewed up to 9 months before they expire.  The extra time will be added on to the new passport’s period of validity.)
• If you do not have a full validity passport, you will need to allow extra time to obtain one.
• If you are a frequent traveller, to countries requiring a visa, please enquire at the counter about purchasing a second passport.

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