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Hi Gurus, I am very confused over the requirement to include previous expired passports. I have just been naturalised and am wanting to apply for the British Passport. I have 2 very old and expired passports (not been used in over 15 years) however they have not been cancelled. Problem is they are somewhere overseas and I have to get my parents to locate them and send them to me here in Britain, and I want to urgently apply for a new British Passport, so ideally don't want to include these if I do not have to.

The guidance and the form says to include all uncancelled passports. However, there are several posts on this website by gurus stating I do not have to include these, only the passport I entered Britain with. Can someone please provide some clear guidance.

Many thanks in advance.

An expired passport is a cancelled passport. Just provide your current valid one.

ConfusedLad wrote:I have 2 very old and expired passports (not been used in over 15 years) however they have not been cancelled. Problem is they are somewhere overseas and I have to get my parents to locate them and send them to me here in Britain, and I want to urgently apply for a new British Passport, so ideally don't want to include these if I do not have to.

Its illegal to send a passport through Post from one country to another

navalaviator wrote:

ConfusedLad wrote:I have 2 very old and expired passports (not been used in over 15 years) however they have not been cancelled. Problem is they are somewhere overseas and I have to get my parents to locate them and send them to me here in Britain, and I want to urgently apply for a new British Passport, so ideally don't want to include these if I do not have to.

Its illegal to send a passport through Post from one country to another

There is no illegal act committed by sending a passport by post or courier.

I think that indian passports, by law, can not be sent outside india via post / courier.

D4109125 wrote:

navalaviator wrote:

ConfusedLad wrote:I have 2 very old and expired passports (not been used in over 15 years) however they have not been cancelled. Problem is they are somewhere overseas and I have to get my parents to locate them and send them to me here in Britain, and I want to urgently apply for a new British Passport, so ideally don't want to include these if I do not have to.

Its illegal to send a passport through Post from one country to another

There is no illegal act committed by sending a passport by post or courier.

navalaviator is right, it is illegal to send passport oversees by post in some countries. I know this because it is the same rule in my country of origin.

cricinfo wrote:

D4109125 wrote:

navalaviator wrote:

ConfusedLad wrote:I have 2 very old and expired passports (not been used in over 15 years) however they have not been cancelled. Problem is they are somewhere overseas and I have to get my parents to locate them and send them to me here in Britain, and I want to urgently apply for a new British Passport, so ideally don't want to include these if I do not have to.

Its illegal to send a passport through Post from one country to another

There is no illegal act committed by sending a passport by post or courier.

navalaviator is right, it is illegal to send passport oversees by post in some countries. I know this because it is the same rule in my country of origin.

Perhaps in India but not here.

Last page of pakistan passport clearly states that It is illegal to send passport via post to another country.

Again in may be illegal in Pakistan but not here.