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Lost and Stolen UK Passports

What should I do if my passport is lost or stolen?
If you are overseas, report the incident to the local police as soon as possible and obtain a police report.

Following this immediately inform the nearest British Consulate by sending an LSO1 form by fax. It is not necessary to call. This reduces the risk of someone stealing your identity or attempting to enter the UK on your passport. Send or take a copy of the police report along with a completed LSO1 form to the Consulate who will then be able to cancel your passport.

When you apply to replace the passport, you must submit the C1 form for adults or C2 form for under-16s, the LSO1 form and the police report. You should also include any evidence of identity, ideally photographic, that you may have.

A new British passport can only be issued after extensive checks to verify the issue details and the holder’s identity. If your passport is lost or has been stolen, and you need to travel home immediately, you may obtain an Emergency Passport, valid for a one-way trip to the UK only, from the nearest British Consulate. To do this you will need to fill in a LSO1 form, available from all Consulates, a C1 form for adults or C2 form for under-16s, and take with you a Police report denuncia and two passport size photographs. If you have any other form of photographic identity, you should also take that.

What if I later find a passport I have reported as lost or stolen?
You must return it to the nearest British Consulate as soon as possible. If you are in the UK you should return your passport to the nearest Identity and Passport Service office.
Once you report your passport as lost or stolen the passport is electronically cancelled and you are not able to use it as legal proof of identity, nationality or for any other legal purpose. You must not use it to travel, as this may cause the passport to be impounded by the Immigration Service at UK ports or airports, and if attempting to travel overseas, you could face deportation or arrest. You must also not use it as a means of identification, as this may be detected as a potentially fraudulent act.