UK passport applications for British nationals living in Lithuania are now processed and provided by the British Passport Processing Centre in Dusseldorf. For more information please click on the British Consulate in Dusseldorf website.
If applicants are unable to obtain the information they require from this website they should call Careline Servises on 0044 208 9824723. Calls will be charged at GBP 0.69 per minute + VAT for the duration of the call. Telephone providers will also charge for the cost of the international call.
In 2007 the UK Identity and Passport Service (IPS) introduced compulsory passport interviews for all first time applicants aged 16 or over, as part of the application process. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), through their Embassies, High Commissions and Consulates, also began the introduction of interviews.
Who will require an interview?
British Embassies are introducing compulsory interviews for some applicants who:
· Are applying for a British passport for the first time;
· Are applying for a replacement passport following the loss or theft of more than one passport over a short period;
· Have changed their name, except if that change follows marriage, civil partnership, divorce or dissolution;
· Have not held a valid British passport for more than 10 years;
· Are renewing an old style blue passport;
· Hold a British Overseas Territories passport, other than Gibraltar;
· The British Embassy have the discretion to interview any applicant on a case by case basis.
If an interview is requested, applicants will be required to supply full documentation. The Embassy will notify you with what documents are required.
Why are interviews necessary?
Interviewing passport applicants has been established practice in many British Embassies and High Commission worldwide for a number of years and has proven to be an effective deterrent against passport fraud and identity theft. To bring our current procedures into line with the IPS in the UK, all FCO posts will adopt the same policy and approach to passport interviewing. This has become necessary to:
· Establish your eligibility and entitlement to a British passport;
· Prevent other people impersonating you and using your identity to commit fraud. Sadly, this is happening more frequently with distressing consequence for its victims;
· Reduce passport fraud and forgery; this sort of crime is becoming more sophisticated and more organised;
· To counter terrorist activity, making international travel safer and hassle-free;
· Prevent illegal entry into the UK and other countries.
Many UK banks, building societies and organisation now ask for photographic proof of identity prior to transacting business, with a valid passport increasingly being required. A misappropriated passport therefore can open the way to bank accounts, mortgages, benefits and many other services.
The interview has a vital role within the passport application, in ensuring that customers are the rightful owners of that "identity".
How will I know I need an interview and how long it take?
· Make sure you submit your passport application in plenty of time before you expect to travel.
· Don't leave it until the last minute.
Once the British Embassy has received a fully completed application they will establish that the customer's identity exists and that they are entitled to a British passport. If a customer requires an interview he/she will be notified accordingly and given a date, time and location to attend.
· You may have a long journey to your nearest Consular Office. Please allow plenty of time to attend an interview.
· They will also advise you what documents you need to bring with you to support your application.
The interview length is dependant on the type of application being made. On average it will take about 30 minutes and will be conducted in a professional manner, consisting mainly of questions confirming facts about a customer, which someone attempting to steal their identity may not know.
Questions asked will not be the same at every interview.
When will I receive my passport?
After your interview, we will still need to make some final checks so we cannot tell you at the interview if your application is successful. You will be notified at a later stage.
Your needs at the interview office:
When making an interview appointment, please let us know if you have any particular needs for your interview, for example:
· If you have a severe incapacity which you believe will prevent you from attending or taking part in an interview.
· An interpreter or sign language interpreter.
· A carer or parent to be present during the interview.
· Privacy because you do not wish to uncover your face in public - you will need to have your face uncovered during your interview.
Please note: The UK Identity and Passport Service (IPS) deals with all passport applications from British nationals resident in the UK. The relevant forms are available on the Identity and Passport Service website.
If you do not live in the UK you may apply for a passport from your nearest Embassy, Consulate or High Commission. Alternatively, you may also apply to the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) in person whilst visiting the UK. In order to do this, you need to make an appointment with IPS in the UK and you must provide an address in the UK to which the passport may be posted. Applicants will have to be available at this address to sign the receipt of the passport. Please note that IPS do not accept applications by post or email if you live abroad.
The forms below are provided in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). To open them on screen and print them out, the Adobe Acrobat Reader is required (version 4 or above) which can be downloaded free of charge from the Adobe website.
Once you have printed out and completed the forms, please initial each page in the box provided. Your application will not be accepted if you do not do so. The form should be submitted, together with the required documentation and fee, to the nearest British consulate. The fee for the passport is payable in local currency at the time of application. Our consular staff aim to renew passports in ten working days.
Where an applicant is unable to write, the thumbprint in the signature box of the application form may be accepted, providing a letter confirming the reason(s) the applicant is unable to sign/write is submitted from a responsible person, i.e. relative, Doctor, countersignatory etc. The countersignature is not required to witness the thumbprint.
Applications for renewal of a passport require a letter confirming the reason(s) the applicant is unable to sign/write.
Application forms
Form C1: Complete form C1 if you are applying for a United Kingdom passport and are a British citizen, British Dependent Territories citizen, British Overseas citizen, British subject and British protected person and are over the age of 16. Please refer to the accompanying notes when completing your application. The C1 form should not be used if you are a British National (Overseas) having a close connection with Hong Kong - use form BNO-A instead.
| C1 Form (PDF, 202KB) |
| C1 Notes (PDF, 119 KB) |
| IPS Guide to taking a good photo |
Form C2: Complete form C2 if you are applying for a United Kingdom passport and are a British citizen, British Dependent Territories citizen, British Overseas citizen, British subject and British protected person and are under the age of 16. Please refer to the accompanying notes when completing your application. The C2 form should not be used if you are a British National (Overseas) under the age of 16 having a close connection with Hong Kong - use form BNO-B instead.
| C2 Form (PDF, 70K) |
| C2 Notes (PDF, 34K) |
| IPS Guide to taking a good photo |
