HO lost my passport...help w next steps please

HO has lost my passport while processing my settlement/fiancé visa. What is the quickest way to get a new one? Is there a same day service or is it just the expedited 2-3 week one?

I'm furious that this is taking so long, as I've already been waiting almost 16 weeks

Are you in Scotland?

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I'm in the USA-they were processing my settlement visa and lost my passport

I believe there is an in person replacement .... I'm sure with some documentation from the U.K. You might qualify ... here's a link (for USA)

https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/passports/information/where-to-apply/agencies.html

I just got my passport through the expedited service and it took just over a week. I believe if you can get to an application processing center you can get it in one day, but there are only a few of them.


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Thank you! Need HO to send me something first and I believe I can get to one in NYC

I'm in the USA-they were processing my settlement visa and lost my passport

All of our worst nightmare!

If you run into issues getting a replacement quickly (hopefully not!) try contacting your congressional representative. I had to do this in Los Angeles several years ago, and the rep's office contacted the State Department which almost immediately solved the problem. Same idea as getting your (partner's?) British MP involved with UKVI.

Maren saw your post on Facebook. I'm so angry for you. (I didn't reply as it was my daughter's birthday and she was asking for cake) make sure they pay for the new passport x

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Yes, I second that. My congresswomans office has helped me many times, including once with a visa that he uk consulate had issued but kept 'forgetting' to mail (to my house half an hour away!).

My congressman is on it, but they don't know who to contact really. I have to reach out again today to confirm w them

All of our worst nightmare!

If you run into issues getting a replacement quickly (hopefully not!) try contacting your congressional representative. I had to do this in Los Angeles several years ago, and the rep's office contacted the State Department which almost immediately solved the problem. Same idea as getting your (partner's?) British MP involved with UKVI.

What did this look like for you? What should I ask of them? They sent an email to the UK government last week to try to find my passport but they haven't heard back. I don't think they really know who to contact and what to say. If you could help me by sharing your experience at all that would be great

Yes, I second that. My congresswomans office has helped me many times, including once with a visa that he uk consulate had issued but kept 'forgetting' to mail (to my house half an hour away!).

My congressman reached out to the uk consulate last week but have yet to hear back from them

My congressman reached out to the uk consulate last week but have yet to hear back from them

They might hear back. If not hey might be helpful in getting a very fast new passport.

What did this look like for you? What should I ask of them?

My experience dealt just with my and my son's US passport renewals. It was about 10 years ago when US law changed so that US citizens needed passports for trips that previously didn't require them -- short trips to Mexico and the Carribean for example. We had applied to renew our passports months before a planned trip to the UK but because of a surge in passport applications, the passport agency got way behind.

After many contacts with the agency and standing in line for hours at the Los Angeles federal building, we kept getting told that our renewals were being processed and that there was nothing to do to speed things up. Eventually, since our trip was a few days away, we contacted the office of Henry Waxman, our representative. I believe the staff member there had us fax him our travel itinerary, names, etc. The next day we picked up our renewed passports at the federal building.

So I'm not sure if your representative's office can do anything about the visa itself, but where they could really help is if the US passport agency isn't reasonable about issuing you a replacement immediately. As I said, hopefully you won't need their help, but if you do, I would let your congressperson's office know that your passport was lost by UKVI, that the loss of the passport is creating a hardship for you, and that they can help by speeding up the replacement.

Keep us updated. Sending good thoughts your way!

Thank you!