Passport Question

Maydot

Apologies if this has been covered elsewhere but couldn't find anything with a quick search!

My husband has not travelled abroad for approximately 20 years and when he did travel it was with the old "One year" passport - he destroyed and disposed of this many years ago. Previous to this he travelled abroad with the Armed Services and as a child on his parents passport.

He now needs to apply for a new passport but can't figure out what he should apply for - technically it's a renewal but he no longer has his old passport to send with his application and it hasn't been lost or stolen - he destroyed it after it expired. His overseas travel in the army was on MOD papers.

I can't believe the application form doesn't have "old passport destroyed" as an option...or are we missing something?

Would it be better/easier if he just applied as if it was his first adult passport? We don't want to delay too long as we are hoping to travel in approximately 8 weeks.

TIA for any advice

Mr_Wang

If it was me, I'd be applying for a first time adult passport.

You have no details whatsoever of the one year passport 20 years ago so introducing it to the application would potentially delay things.

McKneff

Yes, me too, I would apply for a completely new passport.

Simon7685

It isn't a renewal, those old passports were not classed as "Full" passports, they were a temporary visitors passport and the full checks that the passport agency carry out weren't done as it was issued at the Post Office.

He needs to apply for a first time adult passport, for which he may be required to attend an interview for. Not everyone does they are picked out at random by the passport agency.

Maydot

Thank you so much for the replies - we will do as advised, it does makes sense.
Thanks again

smudge56

Simon7685 wrote: »

It isn't a renewal, those old passports were not classed as "Full" passports, they were a temporary visitors passport and the full checks that the passport agency carry out weren't done as it was issued at the Post Office.

He needs to apply for a first time adult passport, for which he may be required to attend an interview for. Not everyone does they are picked out at random by the passport agency.

He WILL have to attend an interview - they are not picked at random. If you are applying for your first ever passport (the 1 year British Visitors passports do not apply) as an adult you must attend an Identity Interview before the passport is issued.