Well, a quick confirmation question. I got my Indian passport renewed recently and I have both New and Old passports with me. However, the UK Tier 1 visa is on Old passport and is valid till 2011 April.
I do understand that I can carry both of them together and then will need to produce both at immigration.
However, the following note in the linkbelow confuses me:
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/while ... -passport/
So my question is, do I have to get a TOC done?! Or am i fine with just my Old and new passports together?!We cannot transfer your residence permit to your new passport at passport control when you enter the UK. If you can prove that you are entitled to live here, the immigration officer at your port of entry will put a date stamp in your new passport. You must then send us an application form asking us to place a residence permit in your new passport. You must be in the UK when you make this application.
If the residence permit in your old passport says that you have permission to settle permanently in the UK (called 'indefinite leave to remain'), you must apply for a 'no time limit' (NTL) stamp using form NTL. You can download this form and a detailed guide from the right side of this page.
If the residence permit in your old passport says that you have permission to be in the UK for a limited period (called 'limited leave to remain'), you must apply for a 'transfer of conditions' (TOC) stamp using form TOC. You can download this form and a detailed guide from the right side of this page. You will also need to apply for a compulsory identity card.
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