Passports and emergency travel documents

Includes how to cancel a lost passport, renew a passport and apply for an emergency travel document.

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• Apply for or renew a British passport if you're visiting the UK

  You can apply for or renew a British passport while you're visiting the UK - as long as you expect to be in the UK for long enough

• British passports in China

  This page is designed to provide British Nationals with guidance on what to do if their passport is lost or stolen in China.

• Cancel a lost or stolen passport

  What you need to do if your passport has been lost or stolen and you need to travel urgently.

• Overseas British passport applications

  Renew, replace or apply for an adult or child British passport if you’re living abroad or working overseas - forms, prices, how long it takes

• Travel urgently from abroad without your UK passport

  Apply for an emergency travel document if you're outside the UK and have not got a valid British passport - apply online, how to apply, fee, timings