Questions Regarding First British Passport Application

[RiKTm]

Hello,

I am preparing everything needed to apply for my first British passport. While reviewing the required documents, I see that I must submit all uncancelled previous passports. Since I have been in the UK, I have had three passports. Two of them have expired, and although I still have them, the government cut the corners when issuing my new one. The third passport was lost, and I had obtained a replacement like a year ago.

1) Would these two corner-cut passports and my current passport be acceptable? Thy don’t have any cancelled stamp.

2) I am required to provide the email address of someone who can confirm my identity. Can this be one of the referees I listed in my application, or must it be a different person?

3)regarding my parents’ marital status: my parents are elderly and married (I think so ) but I do not have any documentation to prove this. If I were to obtain such a document, it would require translation, which would be very difficult for me. Would this be an issue for my application? To be honest, I don’t their real stattus, I assume married or just partners but with no official documents.

4) Lastly, do you recommmend passaport check and send service by post office? Is this increasing the speed of the process?

5) any other recommendations are appreciated

Thank you for your help.

[alterhase58]

1-Yes
2-can be referee used for naturalisation
3-parent details not required your claim to BC is through naturalization.
4-no
5-no -it’s just Post Office counter staff looking over your application and documents. They are not HMPO caseworkers who examine your application.

Passport applications is normally straightforward all that’s required is your certificate and passports. They want to look at passports to ensure your name is same on all documents.

[contorted_svy]

Hello,

I am preparing everything needed to apply for my first British passport. While reviewing the required documents, I see that I must submit all uncancelled previous passports. Since I have been in the UK, I have had three passports. Two of them have expired, and although I still have them, the government cut the corners when issuing my new one. The third passport was lost, and I had obtained a replacement like a year ago.

1) Would these two corner-cut passports and my current passport be acceptable? Thy don’t have any cancelled stamp. If their corner is cut they count as cancelled, you can send them in anyway.

2) I am required to provide the email address of someone who can confirm my identity. Can this be one of the referees I listed in my application, or must it be a different person? It can as far as they are a professional and a British citizen over 25 years of age.

3)regarding my parents’ marital status: my parents are elderly and married (I think so ) but I do not have any documentation to prove this. If I were to obtain such a document, it would require translation, which would be very difficult for me. Would this be an issue for my application? To be honest, I don’t their real stattus, I assume married or just partners but with no official documents. Your claim to citizenship is through naturalisation, you can ignore this.

4) Lastly, do you recommmend passaport check and send service by post office? Is this increasing the speed of the process? No.

5) any other recommendations are appreciated Take a video of you putting your documents in the envelope showing the reference number before closing it to prove to HMPO you sent everything in case they claim they didn't receive your docs. This has happened to members.

Thank you for your help.

[razergd1]

Expired and cancelled passport are 2 different terms

When the expiry date pass then a passport is expired
When the issuing authority is cutting the corners or stamping cancelled or punching the passport then the passport is cancelled.
In most cases, passports are cancelled when a new passport is issued. So for passport application you only need your latest valid or expired foreign passport if you have one. If you are naturalized, registered or born in the UK prior to 1/1/83 then in most cases your parents details are irrelevant.