Apply for a Home Office travel document

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Report your lost or stolen travel document

If your travel document is lost or stolen, you must report it to the Home Office. Email the Home Office travel document enquiries team with:

  • your name
  • your date of birth
  • your nationality

If you have them, you must also provide your:

  • travel document number
  • Home Office reference number or Unique Application Number
  • biometric residence permit (BRP) number
  • police report and crime reference number

Home Office travel document enquiries
traveldocumentenquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk

Reporting your document as lost or stolen does not mean that you have requested a new one.

You must also report a lost or stolen BRP if you had one.

Replace your document

You can only apply for a replacement travel document if you are in the UK.

You may be asked to confirm your identity and immigration status with your fingerprints and photo (biometric information) before you can get your replacement document.

If you lose your travel document outside the UK

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  • confirm that you can travel to a visa application centre

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Apply for a temporary visa

You can if you:

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A temporary visa will let you re-enter the UK once only. It costs £154.

Apply for a Returning Resident visa

You can apply for a Returning Resident visa if you:

  • have indefinite leave to remain
  • have been out of the UK for more than 2 years

A Returning Resident visa costs £682.

After you return to the UK

When you return, you can get access to your eVisa. This is an online record of your immigration status.

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