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lost passport with ILR
Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 1:33 pm
by ghale95
My sister's nepalese passport with UK ILR in it was lost while sending it to DVLA for provisional license through Royal mail. Just to be cautious, we wanted the home office to know about it because we thought it wouldn't be appropriate. I tried to call them but I couldnt get in contact with them. So I decided to send them an email on 'BRPlost'. I was unaware of the difference between ILR and BRP. After giving them all the information needed, they replied me that the BRP will be invalid and so we wont be able to use it even if we get it back. However, just a few days ago, we received a package from royal mail with the passport in it. But now, we are unsure if we are actually allowed to use it. Do you think it's invalid? We need to travel back to Nepal soon this month so can anyone help me with this? I gave them the ILR number but will it still be invalid or is it fine to use it? Any help will be appreciated. Thank you.
Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 4:48 pm
by Damanisshallo
What should you do if your biometric residence permit is lost or stolen? wrote:What should you do if your biometric residence permit is lost or stolen?
If your biometric residence permit is lost or stolen, inside or outside the UK, you must report the loss or theft to us as soon as possible by emailing
BRPLost@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk so that we can cancel your biometric residence permit. You are required by law to do this. In your email you must state:
your full name;
your date of birth;
your nationality;
your passport number;
your biometric residence permit reference number;
your case reference number;
your contact details; and
when, where and how the permit was lost or stolen.
If you do not provide all this information, there may be a delay in answering your query.
You must also report the loss or theft to the police, and get a police report and crime reference number, as soon as possible.
If your biometric residence permit is lost or stolen when you are in the UK,
you must apply for another permit within 3 months of reporting the loss or theft of your original permit, using the BRP(RC) form which you can download with the guidance on the right side of this page.
If your permit is lost or stolen when you are outside the UK, you must apply for a Replacement BRP visa in order to re-enter the UK. The Replacement BRP visa page explains what you need to do. When you have returned to the UK you must apply for a new biometric residence permit using the BRP(RC) form which you can download with the guidance on the right side of this page.
If you have been outside the UK for less than 3 months you must apply for a new biometric residence permit within 3 months of informing us your document was lost or stolen.
If you have been outside the UK for more than 3 months you must apply for a new biometric residence permit immediately using the BRP(RC) form which you can download with the guidance on the right side of this page.
If you do not apply for a replacement permit, you may have to pay a financial penalty of up to £1,000, or we may curtail (shorten) your permission to stay.
Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 6:35 pm
by vinny
However, the item reported lost was not a biometric residence permit. A biometric residence permit didn't exist, in the first place. The cancellation and invalidity of a non-existent biometric residence permit should be of no consequence.
The ILR wasn't
revoked. It should remain
valid, subject to the
returning residents provisions.