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Travel documentation options (limbo between citizenship ceremony and British Passport)
Posted: Sun May 19, 2019 12:17 pm
by Nerazzuri
What can one do in this scenario:
You've just had your citizenship ceremony, but you now have to travel within 5 days (not enough time for your new British Passport to get back to you based on normal application timescales) and whilst you've applied for a passport online, you've not sent in your supporting document (citizenship certificate and foreign passport) yet. You still have your BRP card, but you've been told to destroy that immediately and return it to UKVI.
Is it possible to call up HMPO to ask for an emergency passport appointment?
Is it possible to travel whilst holding the old BRP with an intention to destroy and return it in 2 weeks time?
Re: Travel documentation options (limbo between citizenship ceremony and British Passport)
Posted: Sun May 19, 2019 1:33 pm
by CULLINAN
Nerazzuri wrote: ↑Sun May 19, 2019 12:17 pm
What can one do in this scenario:
You've just had your citizenship ceremony, but you now have to travel within 5 days (not enough time for your new British Passport to get back to you based on normal application timescales) and whilst you've applied for a passport online, you've not sent in your supporting document (citizenship certificate and foreign passport) yet. You still have your BRP card, but you've been told to destroy that immediately and return it to UKVI.
Is it possible to call up HMPO to ask for an emergency passport appointment?
Is it possible to travel whilst holding the old BRP with an intention to destroy and return it in 2 weeks time?
The BRP is invalid now. You cannot use that to travel.
Re: Travel documentation options (limbo between citizenship ceremony and British Passport)
Posted: Sun May 19, 2019 2:00 pm
by Casa
Also there is no 'fast track' option when applying for a first British passport. Regarding timescale:
"It should take around 6 weeks to get your first UK adult passport, but it can take longer"
Did you submit your online application
before you attended your citizenship ceremony
Re: Travel documentation options (limbo between citizenship ceremony and British Passport)
Posted: Sun May 19, 2019 3:04 pm
by Nerazzuri
Casa wrote: ↑Sun May 19, 2019 2:00 pm
Also there is no 'fast track' option when applying for a first British passport. Regarding timescale:
"It should take around 6 weeks to get your first UK adult passport, but it can take longer"
Did you submit your online application
before you attended your citizenship ceremony
No. I'm not aware that was possible.
Re: Travel documentation options (limbo between citizenship ceremony and British Passport)
Posted: Sun May 19, 2019 5:16 pm
by hamalt66
Casa wrote: ↑Sun May 19, 2019 2:00 pm
Did you submit your online application
before you attended your citizenship ceremony
Is it actually possible to submit first passport application online before the ceremony?
Re: Travel documentation options (limbo between citizenship ceremony and British Passport)
Posted: Sun May 19, 2019 5:19 pm
by CR001
hamalt66 wrote: ↑Sun May 19, 2019 5:16 pm
Casa wrote: ↑Sun May 19, 2019 2:00 pm
Did you submit your online application
before you attended your citizenship ceremony
Is it actually possible to submit first passport application online before the ceremony?
No it is not!!
Re: Travel documentation options (limbo between citizenship ceremony and British Passport)
Posted: Sun May 19, 2019 5:22 pm
by Casa
CR001 wrote: ↑Sun May 19, 2019 5:19 pm
hamalt66 wrote: ↑Sun May 19, 2019 5:16 pm
Casa wrote: ↑Sun May 19, 2019 2:00 pm
Did you submit your online application
before you attended your citizenship ceremony
Is it actually possible to submit first passport application online before the ceremony?
No it is not!!
No, as CR001 has confirmed. My question was to clarify that you hadn't applied before you qualified.
Re: Travel documentation options (limbo between citizenship ceremony and British Passport)
Posted: Mon May 20, 2019 1:03 pm
by bookerw100
I was in a similar position, if you ring the HMPO office directly rather than the call centre mailine they are generally much more helpful. Just google the particular office's number and speak to them. Even though they say 6 weeks when I rang them , i had BP within 2 working days of calling them, although I had applied online and sent documents 8 working days before . Appreciate may not be useful to you as need it within 5 days, but you never know
the only thing you can do, which I don't recommend, is leave using your foreign passport and try to enter using BRP, Stupid dont know they are invalid so only possible issue will be fine at the UK border. Of course that is not something that is advised to do but this might be your only option if its absolutely critical to travel.
Re: Travel documentation options (limbo between citizenship ceremony and British Passport)
Posted: Mon May 20, 2019 1:20 pm
by zimba
When you apply for your first British passport, you need to send your current passport to them which they will return to you later. I am not sure how you are saying you can travel as you will have no passports
Re: Travel documentation options (limbo between citizenship ceremony and British Passport)
Posted: Tue May 21, 2019 2:39 pm
by bookerw100
Zimba wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2019 1:20 pm
When you apply for your first British passport, you need to send your
current passport to them which they will return to you later. I am not sure how you are saying you can travel as you will have no passports
I assumed OP has not submitted documents yet..if this is incorrect then apologies.