islo123

I'm a dual US/UK citizen who has lived in the US for 28 years. When I went to my US naturalization ceremony in 2000 they asked me to surrender my British passport, and I did. It was due to expire in 2003, I think. Somewhere in this forum I read that I needn't have surrendered it, but I had no clue of that at the time.

I've been using my US passport ever since, but now I'd like to renew my British passport, and I don't know what to put on the form about my previous passport. Various options occur to me:
1. Should I send an older one I have, that expired in 1993?
2. Should I say that I lost it?
3. Should I try to get my British passport back from US Immigration so that I can send it with my application?

Any ideas? Thanks.

sir_eccles

One suspects the 1993 one is already canceled. This would raise questions if you sent it in.

Your 2003 one has been expired for 9 years so you will probably have to apply as if it was your first. Ie. Not a renewal

Bob

It's 10 years, before you have to apply as if it were a first passport, but as he doesn't have it to send in with the application, it'll be applying as a first timer anyway.

ian-mstm

Why don't you just tell the truth... that you handed over Crown property to the US? If you're uncomfortable with the truth, simply indicate that it is unavailable - you don't really need to be specific about why you don't have it. As it is, you're probably going to need to apply as though it's a first passport anyway.

Ian