Can i stay if my passport expires before my RC?

[busya13]

Hi guys
I was hoping for advice. My passport expires next July (2019) but RC is valid until March 2020. I imagine it is not a good idea to travel back home to obtain a new passport as then a new visa is necessary either? Can i stay and continue working in the UK while i apply for a new passport through my consulate? I just want to avoid the hassle of applying and waiting for visa from back home etc. I hope i don't have to do it. Actually the best thing would be if I could go home, get a new passport but keep the old one with my RC and re-enter UK? I am a non-EU spouse of EU citizen. I am not sure if we would stay on in the UK in 2020 as my husband will finish his phd and then we will decide, so i just don't want to go through another visa application and the stress of it if we would leave the UK anyway in 2020. Thank you in advance!

[CR001]

I imagine it is not a good idea to travel back home to obtain a new passport as then a new visa is necessary either?

Why would you need a new visa when you have one that is valid???

Can i stay and continue working in the UK while i apply for a new passport through my consulate?

Yes. Why do you think you can't??

[busya13]

Hi CR001 thank you for the response. That sounds reassuring. I am a real dummy when it comes to immigration matters and i hate all these different formalities lol so I did not do proper research yet. Ok, maybe it is not as bad as i thought. But how about if i want to.travel back to my home country to get a new passport anyway? And still come back with both passports: new one and old one containing RC? I would love to hear from people to share their experiences. Is this even possible? I mean any issues with airlines that would not let you board etc? Thank you!

[Jimmybones100]

You don’t need to travel to your country to get a new passport,just go to your embassy and apply when that one expires.