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Thread: Passport, Credit Cards, etc. Stolen
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[quote=STUART8,298942]The British Embassy can be that efficient. I was annoyed at the delays of up to ten days to issue a passport and extra charges of £61 by the FCO in London on top of the bank charge for a telegraphic transfer. The FCO would not accept payment by credit card. I would have to telegraphic transfer to the FCO in London just 30 miles down the road. The advice of the Beijing Consulate office was to use Western Union to send my daughter money to a local post office! No further help was offered. I contacted my MP and their assistant contacted the FCO in London and miraculously the passport was ready in one day. However the passport has yet to reach my daughter. The police report has still to be returned to her after verification by police HQ. Then she has to go to the public security bureau with the new passport and verified police report to get the China exit visa. The saga continues ...[/quote]
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