Naturalisation :Lost my old passport

[johnwick]

Hello All,
I am going for naturalisation on Nov 4 .I have got my ILR on 10 years residence. Unfortunately i have lost my old passport few months back and i have a police copy of that with me .Is that a problem losing my old passport ? Do i need to upload that old passport as well or is there any other alternative for that ?
Also what all documents do i need to upload ? At the moment below are the documents i am thinking of but my main question is 'Is it really needed to upload the old passsport ' and if yes then what are the alternatives i can use to upload?

• Current passport
  Biometric card
  References
  Declaration
  Masters certificate
  Life in UK

Any advice and help is much appreciated

Regards,
Johnwick

[Zerubbabel]

You need to go to your embassy and get a replacement passport before proceeding further.

You can apply for citizenship with an expired foreign passport but not without passport at all.

Also, when you get the British citizenship, the HMPO is going to ask for your passport in order to deliver a British passport. There again, without passport, it will be a serious issue.

I think in this situation, your first port of call is you Embassy.

[johnwick]

Thanks for the reply but i should have written more clearly .When i said old passport ,its expired passport only .I have renewed my passport in 2016 and i lost the old expired passport.Sorry for not being clear.

[CULLINAN]

Thanks for the reply but i should have written more clearly .When i said old passport ,its expired passport only .I have renewed my passport in 2016 and i lost the old expired passport.Sorry for not being clear.

For UKVCAS you only need the current passport.

However, you need to prove residency in UK for (5 or 3) years (depending under which section you are applying) that is your passport stamps. You will need to upload the police report plus some additional documents to prove residency (for the period not covered by your current passport).

If you have the copy of the old passport, you can simply just upload that. If not, police report plus some additional documents may be required to prove residency.

[tier21419]

Thanks for the reply but i should have written more clearly .When i said old passport ,its expired passport only .I have renewed my passport in 2016 and i lost the old expired passport.Sorry for not being clear.

For UKVCAS you only need the current passport.

However, you need to prove residency in UK for (5 or 3) years (depending under which section you are applying) that is your passport stamps. You will need to upload the police report plus some additional documents to prove residency (for the period not covered by your current passport).

If you have the copy of the old passport, you can simply just upload that. If not, police report plus some additional documents may be required to prove residency.

Will it be a problem when the OP will apply for british passport after naturalisation as the OP will then has to send the passport that was used to enter the UK?

[CULLINAN]

Thanks for the reply but i should have written more clearly .When i said old passport ,its expired passport only .I have renewed my passport in 2016 and i lost the old expired passport.Sorry for not being clear.

For UKVCAS you only need the current passport.

However, you need to prove residency in UK for (5 or 3) years (depending under which section you are applying) that is your passport stamps. You will need to upload the police report plus some additional documents to prove residency (for the period not covered by your current passport).

If you have the copy of the old passport, you can simply just upload that. If not, police report plus some additional documents may be required to prove residency.

Will it be a problem when the OP will apply for british passport after naturalisation as the OP will then has to send the passport that was used to enter the UK?

The police report should suffice. Even a replacement will not show the entry stamp to UK.

[johnwick]

Hi,
I got my ILR based on 10 years residence .Also if i have to proove just my last 5 years ,then can i upload my previous employers letter saying that i worked for that company where i worked from 2011 to 2019 Feb ? Is that enough to show last 5 years that i was living in UK ?

Regards
Vishnu

[CULLINAN]

Hi,
I got my ILR based on 10 years residence .Also if i have to proove just my last 5 years ,then can i upload my previous employers letter saying that i worked for that company where i worked from 2011 to 2019 Feb ? Is that enough to show last 5 years that i was living in UK ?

Regards
Vishnu

Employer letter and P60s should suffice. HO will write to you in case they need anything more.

[johnwick]

Thanks for your help.