I also in this situation. I am going to apply a UK (Tire 2) visa in this month. In Part 3 of the application form it asks travel detils (covering the last 10 years) from the previous passports. But I lost my previous passport. Could you please mention what you actually did to resolve this situation?

thanks for the comments Rajesh...
I have to enquire about resident card/permit....
yes u r right..now its is not so easy to get a job in UK....

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2. For signing on the salary slip, you can tell another reason like "getting bank loan from India".

Hi, I am also an Indian, currently working in Germany in work permit visa. I also plaaned applying for Tire1, but found one issue. The original passport have to be submitted with the application. The approval delay in the worst case may take 3 months. So living in Germany without passport is risky ...