37100

No, somewhere in the instructions it said not to staple the forms and only fold once. I used a paper clip for the form and put the photos in an small envelope.

MD1981

Hi there, if this is the wrong forum to post on i apologize.

Im a uk citizen and live in Canada and my daughter accidently burned my passport when we were burning old documents in the wood fire at home.

I am in the process of renewing my passport but i was looking for some assistance on the actual lost/stolen form and if section 03 needs to be filled out as it was neither lost nor stolen.

I know there is a massive backlog in the UK with passport applications so i wanted it done right the first time.

Again if this is the wrong forum to post on can you point me in the right direction.

Any help would be much appreciated.

cityboys1911

ok if you are renewing your UK passport do you need to send your US passport as well we live in the US and are US citizens why do they need your US passport ????

Gozit

They say they need the actual passport - nobody on here actually sends it in. Send a colour photocopy of ALL pages in the passport, including the front and back cover, along with a covering letter explaining you need to keep the US passport for travel/work/whatever excuse.

BritInParis

Tick the 'Other' box and then complete Section 3, i.e. date, location and circumstances ("Burnt accidentally when destroying old documents in fireplace")

I wouldn't even photocopy the whole passport - just a good quality colour photocopy of the biodata page with a note saying you have retained the original for travel purposes.

cuteandconfused

Hello,

I currently live in the US. I have duel citizenship as my father is an American and my mother is Anglo-Irish.
I was born in England, lived there for 3 years, and traveled on my mother's British passport as a child. I also acquired a Irish passport and have lived in Ireland.

I recently married an American and we wish to move to Ireland.

My question is can I buy a one way ticket to the UK (to visit friends and family, and perhaps work temporarily before I move to Ireland) and travel on my American passport?

It says on my US passport I was born in the UK and I can travel with copies of my birth certificate, my mother's birth certificate and a copy of her expired British passport if necessary.

I am in the process of acquiring my British passport. But it won't be ready in time.

My husband will not be traveling with me at this time.
I plan to acquire my British passport in the UK, and perhaps work temporarily to save money. Then move to Ireland with my husband.

Will this be okay and can I explain this to immigration at the airport when I arrive??

spouse of scouse

Mods, there appears to be a BE 'glitch', as my email notification of the above post stated 'windsong has just replied blah blah'.. I thought that maybe windsong had posted and then deleted her message, but that would show up on the thread. How very..........strange

BEVS

I think there is a glitch SoS.

Earlier , I moved Windsong's latest posts & the responses into this dedicated thread yet when I have moved to respond in that thread, it shows as though I would be responding in here.

Hopefully it will right itself but I will report to tech.





....edit...
this post has appeared in the correct place.
....edit...
the dedicated thread is still taking me to here. I shall try to insert my post by quoting an early post within that dedicated thread and then deleting that quote within my post.

Nightmares and sorry for the bother folks.

spouse of scouse

Thanks BEVS, nice to know it's the mods going doolaly and not me

I'd be asking for a pay rise if I were you!

BEVS

I was always doolally from inception. In this case it is the 'update' thingy. All sorts are happening

Gozit

Its possible, but my advice is to apply for an Irish passport whilst in the US and use that to get to the UK. It will arrive much faster than your UK passport at the moment, and you won't have troubles when entering the UK as an Irish citizen has the exact same rights as a UK citizen in the UK. Plus its always good to have another passport... I'm guessing you're triple nationality though, not dual as you said in your post, seeing as it seems you are eligible for US,UK,and Irish passports.

Gozit

Oh, and there are other posters on here who have done what you said, entering with a US passport, BUT, they had return tickets. Bottom line, airlines will NOT let you board on a one way ticket with only a US passport. They don't care about birth certificates, expired passports, etc. You'll need a VALID UK/Irish/other EU passport to board a one way flight to the UK. Because the airlines don't want to assume the risk of UKBA denying you entry and then the airline has to bring you back to the US at their expense. They won't assume that risk, hence whey they need proof you have the right to live in the UK via a valid UK/Irish/other EU passport.

Jerseygirl

Buy a return ticket is quite often cheaper than buying a one way ticket. Therefore most people on here buy a return then cancel the return ticket after their flight. Some have reported that a portion of the taxes and fees have been refunded.

Gozit

True, but cuteandconfused mentioned she would travel on a one way, which is why I posted that bit

JAJ

Really? Except that the United Kingdom does not mandate a return ticket for those arriving as tourists.