Side note; for the Brits living in the US, the turnaround for a UK passport to be replaced due to expiration is aprox 1 week, however if you fedex the passport to them you will normally recieve it fedex'd back in 2-3 days...

edited to add; UK citizens renewing passports while living in the US can no longer do these at a consulate. All processing is done in Washington D.C. See: http://www.britainusa.com/consular/o...5&Other_ID=205

[This message has been edited by NickP 1K (edited Mar 06, 2004).]