Lost passport/ILR travelling without them.

[STENROACH01]

Any advice welcome.

My wife lost her passport with ILR in, which she has had 10 years.

New passport applied for, but holiday booked and payed for, leave in 3 weeks.

She has been advised by Thai embassy she can have a travel document to leave, but is there any options on returning?

She wont get new passport before we travel, so plan was to get new one in BKK, is there any way at all she can get a tempary document to allow her back to the UK?

Have rang croydon, but very unhelpful, just told to "apply again" and "take up to 6 months" over and over again.

I find it difficult to believe there is no prescedant for this, she has lived and worked here all this time, has house ownership in the UK, bank account, national insurance number, full time job, 2 young children born in the UK, surely there is a database that could confirm all this and allow rentry????

Is there anything possible to allow travel?

Would be gratefull for any urgent advice, the reason for travel is a familly funeral, she is distraught.

[MonkeyBusiness]

this might help

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas ... -passport/

This page explains how you can ask us to transfer your multiple-entry visa or residence permit (known as a visa, 'leave to enter' or 'leave to remain') from an old passport or travel document to a biometric residence permit (BRP).

If your old passport contains a multiple-entry visa or residence permit, we can transfer your leave to a BRP.

You do not need to apply for a BRP. If you choose not to apply to have your leave transferred to a BRP, you should carry both your old and new passports when you travel to the UK - this will prove to our immigration officers that you have the right to be in the UK. If you cannot produce your visa or residence permit when you arrive at our border, you may not be allowed to enter the country.

It is your responsibility to ensure that your travel documents are up to date and valid. An immigration officer will decide whether to let you enter the country, based on the evidence you produce.

Applying from inside the UK

We cannot issue a BRP at passport control when you enter the UK. If you can prove that you are entitled to live here, the immigration officer at your port of entry will put a date stamp in your new passport. You must then make an application asking us to issue you with a BRP. You must be in the UK when you make this application.
If the residence permit in your old passport says that you have permission to settle permanently in the UK (called 'indefinite leave to remain'), you must make a 'no time limit' (NTL) application using form NTL. You can download this form and a detailed guide from the right side of this page.
If the residence permit in your old passport says that you have permission to be in the UK for a limited period (called 'limited leave to remain'), you must make a 'transfer of conditions' (TOC) application using form TOC. You can download this form and a detailed guide from the right side of this page. You will also need to apply for a compulsory biometric residence permit.

The pages on completing the NTL or TOC form and supporting documents contain more information about the application process. You should also read the detailed guide in full before you complete your form. We will not refund your application fee if we refuse your application or if you withdraw it.

[MonkeyBusiness]

Applying from inside the UK

We cannot issue a BRP at passport control when you enter the UK. If you can prove that you are entitled to live here, the immigration officer at your port of entry will put a date stamp in your new passport. You must then make an application asking us to issue you with a BRP. You must be in the UK when you make this application.
If the residence permit in your old passport says that you have permission to settle permanently in the UK (called 'indefinite leave to remain'), you must make a 'no time limit' (NTL) application using form NTL. You can download this form and a detailed guide from the right side of this page.
If the residence permit in your old passport says that you have permission to be in the UK for a limited period (called 'limited leave to remain'), you must make a 'transfer of conditions' (TOC) application using form TOC. You can download this form and a detailed guide from the right side of this page. You will also need to apply for a compulsory biometric residence permit.

The pages on completing the NTL or TOC form and supporting documents contain more information about the application process. You should also read the detailed guide in full before you complete your form. We will not refund your application fee if we refuse your application or if you withdraw it.

[MonkeyBusiness]

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/polic ... 7/#header2


ECB17.2 Replacing a visa (or leave)

If the applicant loses or has their passport and visa stolen, we are issuing a replacement visa (or leave) leave and the full fee is required. If the applicant applies for a replacement visa (or leave) you will need to see a police report or other evidence that satisfactorily establishes that the passport is no longer in their possession This also applies if an applicant had 'leave to remain' granted in the UK and are now applying to have it replaced overseas. If required, you may ask for supporting documentation to establish that their circumstances have not changed. ECOs may need to refer to Evidence and Enquiry to obtain information on an applicant's leave validity granted in the UK.

In the case of the loss of a Home Office travel document the ECO may have to consider issuing a UFF. See ECB8.13.10 How to deal with the loss of Home Office travel documents for further information.

A new CAS / COS is not necessary in an application to replace any leave granted under PBS.

For replacement visas / leave, PROVISO case notes and other records must be updated to take account of the lost or stolen passport and visa.

[STENROACH01]

Bit of a result today, new passport arrived which was unexpected, reading the above and some research today i think we have 2 options.

Pay premium service for NTL, which is fivee hundred odd quid, or travel for holiday and throw ourselves on the mercy of the immigration when we return and hope they let her in, i have read stories of people in similair situations, they must have resources to check on database.