FAQs
This is a page where you will find a selection of the most frequently asked questions relating to your UK passport. To get the answer for each question, click on the links below.
Biometric passports
General questions
- What if I find a passport that I earlier reported lost or stolen?
- What should I do if my passport is lost or stolen?
- How much will a new passport cost?
- Can I travel abroad without a passport?
- What kind of photograph do I need for my passport?
- I am a British dual national with a foreign passport. Can I also hold a UK passport?
- Can I send photocopies of documents with my passport application?
- Can a child be included on a parent’s passport?
- Do I need to send my birth certificate and expired passport?
- Why can’t I provide my 'short-form' birth certificate to support my first passport application?
Applying for passport
- Where is my nearest passport office?
- Why is the British High Commission in Lusaka not issuing full passports anymore?
- What services will the Consulate continue to provide for British nationals living and travelling in Zambia?
- Can I travel abroad without a passport?
- How much will it cost to get my application done in Pretoria
- What will the process be?
- This means I will have to wait longer for my new passport?
