MADRID/LONDON As from Monday, May 13, British citizens needing a new passport will no longer have to send the application to the Madrid processing centre, but to the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) in Belfast instead. According to the head of the Madrid centre, Andy Hamilton, "All it means is a change of address." But it's more than that. The cost of sending an application to the UK is comparatively more costly, for a start. What is not clear is that, in order to receive a new pasport, charges for courier service (instead of the mail) will still apply - if so, those too are likely to be more expensive. While until recently phone calls to the passport helpline were charged at premium rates, from yesterday all it will require is>>>
