Passports
You have to hold a valid passport to enter or leave the UK. You may also need a visa to travel to other countries.
If you are travelling to another country from the UK, your passport may need to be valid for your whole trip. You should renew your passport before you travel if it is due to expire while you are away.
You may also have to attend an interview as part of the process of applying for a passport.
All new, full UK passports use facial biometrics. Your passport photographs will have to meet a required standard set by the International Civil Aviation Organization.
'How to apply for a UK passport' sets out the passport application process and what you need to do. 'Applying for a UK passport' explains specifically what you must do to apply for a UK passport in the country you are in. You need to read both pages to have all the information that you need to apply for your passport.
We are based in the British Consulate-General in Düsseldorf and provide passport services for customers in Northern, Central, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Turkey and the Seychelles
There's a single process for applying for your first passport or to renew or replace it if you are a UK resident living overseas.
Linking biometric information to the passport holder is a security measure that helps to combat identity fraud.
There are different documents and information that you'll need to provide depending on the type of passport you are applying for.
The forms for applying for a new passport or to replace or renew your passport are different. Make sure you use the right form.
There are different costs depending on the type of passport you are applying for.
You need to report the loss of theft of your passport to the police and to our staff.
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Passports for British nationals born before 2 September 1929
Answers to some frequently asked questions about UK passports.
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Austria
UK number: +44 208 082 4724
09.00AM Monday - 18.00PM local time Friday (24 hour service)
(GBP 0.69 per minute + VAT + service provider charge for international call)
Germany, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden
UK number: +44 208 082 4723
09.00AM Monday - 18.00PM local time Friday (24 hour service)
(GBP 0.69 per minute + VAT + service provider charge for international call)
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Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey
UK number: +44 208 082 4740
09.00AM Monday - 18.00PM local time Friday (24 hour service)
(GBP 0.69 per minute + VAT + service provider charge for international call)
or
Premium rate number: 090 011 18008
09.00AM Monday - 18.00PM local time Friday (24 hour service)
(EUR1.75 per minute). Calls made on a mobile-phone may be subject to additional charges, please check with your mobile-phone provider
Iran
British Embassy, Tehran: (021) 6405 2291
08.30AM Sunday - 13.30PM Thursday local time
Oman and United Arab Emirates
UK number: +44 208 082 4746.
21.00PM Sunday - 15.00PM BST Friday (24 hour service)
(GBP 0.69 per minute + VAT + service provider charge for international call)
Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia
UK number: +44 208 082 4736.
08.00AM Monday - 17.00PM local time Friday (24 hour service)
(GBP 0.69 per minute + VAT + service provider charge for international call)
Seychelles
British High Commission, Victoria: (00)248 283666
08.00AM Monday - 16.00PM Thursday and 08.00AM - 14.00PM Friday local time
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan please click here
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