MarylandNed

Actually there is.

Here are the guidance notes:
https://www.gov.uk/government/upload...ance_10.13.pdf

Uncancelled passports
You will be asked for details of any passport (British
or otherwise) which has not yet been cancelled.
You must send us all uncancelled passports with the
application and provide the passport numbers.
An uncancelled passport is one that is either:
• current and in use or
• has expired but has not been physically altered (e.g.
corner cut off by the issuing authority).


Here is the list of supporting documents required:
https://www.gov.uk/government/upload..._Gp1_11.13.PDF

In every scenario you are asked for "Any other uncancelled non- British passports relating to you"


The application form asks about previous passports. "Have you had any sort of passport or travel document before or been included in one?" It then goes on to ask for details of the passport.

And, finally, the declaration on the application form includes the following:

- I have not previously held a passport of any description, or been
included in one, other than that stated above.
- All information given in this application is correct to the best of my
knowledge and belief.

g1ant

Interesting. My declaration does not say that.

Bud the Wiser

Another question. Is your old UK passport returned with the new one? I ask because the old passport contains the E2visa, which, for us, is obviously important to have in our possession.

Derrygal

It will be returned, but they seem to send them separately now. I received my new UK passport first, then 10 days later received the old canceled one.

docnetau

I sure hope you never have a need to travel to a country that requires you to apply for a Visa!

The Chinese government currently has my (Australian) passport, and my US Visa contained within it.

docnetau

It will be returned, but will be somehow invalidated. I'm not sure how the UK does this, but normally it's one or more of punching a hole through the photo page, cutting off the corners, or cutting off the machine-readable strip on the photo page.

The US will accept your US Visa in your old passport along with your new passport for re-entry into the US, as long as the US Visa itself isn't damaged in any way.

scot47

They use a punch to make a hole in the passport and sometimes cut off the edges. Vandals.

Brigette

That's interesting! I've never seen the punch hole methods but of all my old passports they have cut the edges off

Griff985

I may be a bit thick, so please excuse me if this is a really obvious question and I am not catching on, but why would you need / want, 2 passports?
I could understand proof of citizenship, but a birth certificate would suffice for this right?

BritInParis

HMPO will generally snip the corner(s) off your bio-data page and therefore make the MRZ strip unreadable but without damaging any valid visas that may remain.

You mean two passports of differing nationalities? To enjoy the privileges that each citizenship brings e.g. to enter and remain in your country of citizenship without restrictions.

It's also a legal requirement for some countries, the United States for example, to enter and exit your country of citizenship on that country's passport.

docnetau

FWIW, the UK does not have this requirement. However, if you enter on a non-UK passport, then you are (by default, at least) entering as a visitor which can cause issues if you overstay your visit.

BritInParis

Correct, the UK doesn't, but it's always better to enter on a British passport if you're a citizen even for a short visit as you'll avoid both the queue and the questioning from the Immigration Officer.

pipsi

This is incorrect.

My current UK passport is six years old and has been sent to no less than five foreign embassies in order to gain visas to visit those countries. In fact when I go to the US embassy in a few weeks to get my visa for the US it'll be the first time I've ever gained a visa by visiting an embassy in person. I've gained all previous visas by sending my passport to the embassy following the common practice, or gained a visa at a port of entry.

lansbury

This is a discussion about renewing your UK passport while living in the USA, not about applying for a visa for another country. There is no need to send your US passport back to the UK with the application. A photocopy will do. In the context of this discussion Ian is correct, do not send a valid US passport.

pipsi

The poster used the term 'never, ever send your passport to a foreign agency' implying that one should never send it under any circumstances. At no point did the poster state that 'in this situation don't...'