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Does HO check all immigration history again for passport?

Posted: Mon May 22, 2023 4:56 pm
by Surinder
Hey guys, I was wondering that does HO check all immigration history for first British passport? As they ask for the passport that was used for first entry

Re: Does HO check all immigration history again for passport?

Posted: Mon May 22, 2023 5:00 pm
by CR001
Not necessarily as it is only a travel document. What they do check and why they likely ask for the original passport, is to make sure you are still using the same name and are not trying to use multiple different names/identities.

Re: Does HO check all immigration history again for passport?

Posted: Mon May 22, 2023 6:33 pm
by alterhase58
Surinder wrote:
Mon May 22, 2023 4:56 pm
Hey guys, I was wondering that does HO check all immigration history for first British passport? As they ask for the passport that was used for first entry
You may find this of interest:
Dealing with customer documents
https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... accessible
Dual nationality
https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... l-citizens
Many more HMPO policy documents
https://www.gov.uk/government/collectio ... rts-policy

If we have No referee means no passport?

Posted: Thu May 25, 2023 11:34 am
by Surinder
Is there anyway HO issues a passport if we are not able to provide referee?

Re: If we have No referee means no passport?

Posted: Thu May 25, 2023 11:41 am
by CR001
Surinder wrote:
Thu May 25, 2023 11:34 am
Is there anyway HO issues a passport if we are not able to provide referee?
You are required to provide a British professional referee. It is not an optional point.

Re: If we have No referee means no passport?

Posted: Thu May 25, 2023 12:42 pm
by secret.simon
Did you not have referees for your naturalisation application?

If they meet the requirements for being a referee for your passport, they can be your referee for your passport as well.

Re: If we have No referee means no passport?

Posted: Thu May 25, 2023 4:42 pm
by London22
Surinder wrote:
Thu May 25, 2023 11:34 am
Is there anyway HO issues a passport if we are not able to provide referee?
Unfortunately this is a weird requirement but that's how they have made the system.In nationality application they don't even bother to check referees then why making it a requirement.For some people it is a nightmare .In passport application you have to select a referee that's in their specified list which is even more complicated for some applicants .These requirements in both applications are meaningless & senseless .Some applicants even struggle to find someone to write their passport number in the application .

Re: If we have No referee means no passport?

Posted: Thu May 25, 2023 11:19 pm
by Surinder
secret.simon wrote:
Thu May 25, 2023 12:42 pm
Did you not have referees for your naturalisation application?

If they meet the requirements for being a referee for your passport, they can be your referee for your passport as well.
I can but a bit complicated, but tbh they have to have second option for identity verification such as interview , I know they have it already but is not second option , it is further action

Re: If we have No referee means no passport?

Posted: Thu May 25, 2023 11:22 pm
by Surinder
London22 wrote:
Thu May 25, 2023 4:42 pm
Surinder wrote:
Thu May 25, 2023 11:34 am
Is there anyway HO issues a passport if we are not able to provide referee?
Unfortunately this is a weird requirement but that's how they have made the system.In nationality application they don't even bother to check referees then why making it a requirement.For some people it is a nightmare .In passport application you have to select a referee that's in their specified list which is even more complicated for some applicants .These requirements in both applications are meaningless & senseless .Some applicants even struggle to find someone to write their passport number in the application .
These days there is a very limit number of people who would give their personal data to us to be referee which is very very stressful!

Re: If we have No referee means no passport?

Posted: Tue May 30, 2023 8:47 am
by London22
Surinder wrote:
Thu May 25, 2023 11:22 pm
London22 wrote:
Thu May 25, 2023 4:42 pm
Surinder wrote:
Thu May 25, 2023 11:34 am
Is there anyway HO issues a passport if we are not able to provide referee?
Unfortunately this is a weird requirement but that's how they have made the system .In nationality application they don't even bother to check referees then why making it a requirement .For some people it is a nightmare .In passport application you have to select a referee that's in their specified list which is even more complicated for some applicants .These requirements in both applications are meaningless & senseless .Some applicants even struggle to find someone to write their passport number in the application .
These days there is a very limit number of people who would give their personal data to us to be referee which is very very stressful!
Well the people who make these absurd requirements do not care about applicants but they only care about creating unnecessary hurdles to block you. How pathetic is the system you can realise from this requirement that a referee should write a long bloody sentence on the back of a phot which is "I certify that this is a true likeness of mr xyz .No referee can write this sentence on the back of a photo.

Re: If we have No referee means no passport?

Posted: Tue May 30, 2023 10:10 am
by vinny
They have to write very small letters.

Re: If we have No referee means no passport?

Posted: Tue May 30, 2023 10:51 am
by garrick
I am not sure why people struggle to get referee even after staying in UK for 5 years or more. Anyone spending so much time in UK should be able get one for citizenship/passport requirement.