UK Visa in old passport

[tdotdxb]

Hi - my son has "Leave to remain in the United Kingdom for an indefinite period" visa in his very first passport (18 years ago). I have a copy of the visa but I don't have the passport anymore. We now need a copy of this passport for university applications to prove that the visa (which has the passport number) matches the actual passport. I have searched and cannot find how to get a copy of an old passport (just need the information page I believe). Any ideas how I can get this if I know the passport number? Thanks.

 

[xpressentry]

Do you live in the uk right now? If your son lives out of the uk and doesn't visit every 2 years, he loses his status.

 

[tdotdxb]

Thank you for the response. We live in Dubai now but he enters the UK every year in the summer's. It's just recently I can't find the passport that has the original visa stamp but have a copy of it. So what I need now is to find out how to get a copy of that passport (I have the passport number). Any help is appreciated. Thanks

 

[xpressentry]

You need to apply for a new passport with the embassy of the country you have citizenship with. Once you get the passport, go to UKVI and ask for reissue of lost document.

 

[Bs65]

Maybe try this approach for information https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/requests-for-personal-data-uk-visas-and-immigration Or here https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration

Somewhere here you should be able to get a copy of confirmation of authority to stay in the UK that was issued whilst the old passport was valid and a process to transfer to the new passport number I would assume

 

[rockingjohncarter]

Agree with "xpressentry" post....