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Can I use my own envelope when sending a passport app?
Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2015 1:23 pm
by ukswus
This may sound rather trivial, but I will need to send 2 application forms, 4 passports, and 2 citizenship certificates together in one envelope when applying for the passports. However, the envelope which is provided with the application form is rather small, and fitting several documents like this into it can be a struggle. Besides, I am not very keen on folding the citizenship certificates in half, so can I send the docs in my own bigger envelope instead?
Re: Can I use my own envelope when sending a passport app?
Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2015 1:46 pm
by CR001
You will get the certificates back folded in half.
Use check and send and ask them. I would imagine that each application has to be sent on its own with its own supporting documents.
Re: Can I use my own envelope when sending a passport app?
Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2015 1:47 pm
by noajthan
ukswus wrote:This may sound rather trivial, but I will need to send 2 application forms, 4 passports, and 2 citizenship certificates together in one envelope when applying for the passports. However, the envelope which is provided with the application form is rather small, and fitting several documents like this into it can be a struggle. Besides, I am not very keen on folding the citizenship certificates in half, so can I send the docs in my own bigger envelope instead?
Yes go for it.
(Simply stick supplied envelope on your envelope).
Alternately, why not apply via
Check&Send & Post Office will package up & send the bundle for you.
Has to be worth £9 just for that & they will sanity check your application too.
Re: Can I use my own envelope when sending a passport app?
Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2015 2:43 pm
by ukswus
CR001 wrote:You will get the certificates back folded in half.
Use check and send and ask them. I would imagine that each application has to be sent on its own with its own supporting documents.
Thanks. The reason I wrote this is because it's written on the supplied envelope that "if you are applying for several passports at the same time, please send all applications in one envelope".
Re: Can I use my own envelope when sending a passport app?
Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2015 2:45 pm
by ukswus
noajthan wrote:ukswus wrote:This may sound rather trivial, but I will need to send 2 application forms, 4 passports, and 2 citizenship certificates together in one envelope when applying for the passports. However, the envelope which is provided with the application form is rather small, and fitting several documents like this into it can be a struggle. Besides, I am not very keen on folding the citizenship certificates in half, so can I send the docs in my own bigger envelope instead?
Yes go for it.
(Simply stick supplied envelope on your envelope).
Alternately, why not apply via
Check&Send & Post Office will package up & send the bundle for you.
Has to be worth £9 just for that & they will sanity check your application too.
Yeah, I thought about it. I was not sure whether it's worthwhile applying through C&S, as read on this forum that its stuff can at times be quite unreasonable, but perhaps it's still better than applying directly. Anyway, thanks for the advice.
Re: Can I use my own envelope when sending a passport app?
Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2015 2:50 pm
by noajthan
ukswus wrote:Yeah, I thought about it. I was not sure whether it's worthwhile applying through C&S, as read on this forum that its stuff can at times be quite unreasonable, but perhaps it's still better than applying directly. Anyway, thanks for the advice.
I have found Post Office C&S staff helpful (to best of their abilities) & the service worthwhile.