Originally Posted by
Swiss Tony
Can you get an emergency passport -
https://www.gov.im/categories/travel...ncy-passports/ - or is that not chipped?
Seems a bit harsh to be honest - if you're only making the ESTAs valid for 2 years, then probably reasonable not to shift the goal posts on an arbitrary basis in that window!
All UK Passports are now chipped.
It was one of the reasons why UK High Commissions, Embassies and Consulates had the ability to issue anything other than a temporary travel document (e.g. if you lost your passport whilst away) taken away from them a couple of years ago to ensure that there was consistency in which versions were being issued.