hello how do you renew a UK passport using just your mobile phone
I’m going to get a British passport for a child there's a link down below in the description so
you can follow along step by step you've probably been putting this
off like we have and it's just started raining here so we'd better get through this
this is the UK government's passport office website and if we scroll down
the page right at the bottom you can see this green button down here “renew online”
and at time of recording it costs 49 pounds to... to renew one of these so let's hit renew online
and by the way it's not going to look like this as well
as you are probably aware they're now this colour the first piece of advice we get is that you have
to answer these questions as if you were the child do you live in the UK?
yes we do check
it now brings up a list of things that you'll need and the steps that we'll go through but
let's just get through these I’ll hit continue first up we need to put in the passport holders
date of birth and next it explains the process for getting a digital photo
you can do this one of two ways you can either get a photo booth
or photo shop to take the photo for you and that generates a code that you can put into the website
or... the way that I’m going to try is to take the digital
photo at home so we're going to hit continue I’m going to take or upload a digital photo
as I’m sure you're well aware there are really strict rules about how
you can look on your passport photo whether or not you wear headgear,
whether or not you're smiling, all of those instructions are here
so we're going to hit continue now no smiling
you've got to remember there's no smiling so let's go and take this picture
okay your
mum [LAUGHTER]
that was nice and straightforward so let's now upload your photo
uh so I’m gonna hit choose your photo now don't be freaked out: the passport
office will give you a grade for your photo and I’ve managed to score a “good”
high five! if it helps, the
website crops it for you so don't worry if you've got like doors and furniture in the background
the next question is: do you want to submit this photo?
so I’m gonna hit yes have you had a UK passport before
is your passport lost or stolen when was your passport issued
is your passport damaged do you have any passports from other countries
by answering these questions, the passport office has deduced that I am renewing a child passport
the standard passport costs 49 pounds if you're interested at the moment at
time of recording they advise 10 weeks to get the passport ordered and delivered but if you
need the passport more urgently for compassionate reasons then you can call the passport advice line
and I’ll put their phone number down in the description below
so I’ll just click on this big green continue button
you won't be able to save this application so we've got to do it all in one go
let's go for it I am ready to continue
firstly we'll need some details about the old passport
now we need to put in the details that you want for the new passport
have you ever used any other names if you have don't worry I’ve got you covered
there's a link in the description below for my video about how to renew a child's
passport if the name has changed by deed pole the passport office now wants to know your gender
you’d think they know already but... and some more details about where you were born
now the passport office want to know all the parents details
they want both parents details even though it's 2022 but
let's go along with this first up is mother or parent 1
and next second best obviously father or parent 2 [SONG: YOU’RE NUMBER 2!]
if you are in a parent two situation I’d love to know how you decided
who was parent 1 and who was parent 2 [SONG: YOU’RE NUMBER 2!]
nice question now: were they married or in a civil partnership?
unfortunately there isn't a box for “none of your darn business”
but if you click the yes button it brings up a quick quiz on your anniversary
I did this yesterday for the other child and I can't remember again!
oh yeah I just want to double check our
date of our marriage “What’s that got to do with our passport?”
I know! do you know what,
if you... if you're not a mother and father you're known as parent 1 and parent 2
how do you decide who's parent one? [SONG: YOU’RE NUMBER 2!]
now we need details about the mother or parent 1 and the father or parent 2 or you'll need
to send some extra documents now the passport office need
to know your home address and your contact details
and you can choose how you'd like to be notified of your passport's progress
it now asks what size passport do you want we're just going to go for the
standard 34-page one you can get a bigger one
for a bit more money and it wants to know what your relationship is to the applicant
now this is a new one for me it's the last bit of work to do
“confirm your identity” you'll need to ask someone to
check this photo to confirm your identity they don't have to sign a printed photo
and there's a question about how you'd like the passport office to send your documents back to you
next we get to pay for the passport it's £49 at time of recording but
click the link below for more details and we need to tick this declaration to prove
that everything we've said is correct I have now paid the money and I’ve got
to now get someone to confirm my child's identity it says to sign in I need my application reference
there's a list of people who are acceptable for doing this
I’m going to ask my mate Rob because he's very responsible and he's known
us for a very long time he's a journalist
“the mobile number you've called is currently unavailable”
see... the trouble with asking journalists is that they're actually doing work
Alright I’ll ask my friend Jay Jay is even more responsible
uh no... no I’m still in the office so... oh so sorry okay no problem
“the person you are calling is unable to take your call”
I was just checking everything was okay oh yeah, no everything's fine
I’m just making a video about how to renew a child's passport
they need to send an email to someone that you know who's a journalist
can I give them your address? absolutely not a problem
oh thanks I need to tell them the current address
place and date of birth including the year and the parents names and years they were born
this is harder than getting them to sign a photo okay so they've sent the email now to my friend
Rob, so he can now look at the photo and answer some questions
so finally we've got the identity confirmed we're good to go
I know you've got a hundred questions to ask I’m not sure I’m the best person to answer
them but leave them in the comments below but down below... I’ll leave all the links
to all the places in the passport office where you can get the most up-to-date information
say hi in the comments if you're doing this and ah good luck you're gonna go on holiday! yes!
can you please help my daddy get 10000 subscribers, just click on his face
thanks bye! Alright this is going to be the proper one right