Transfer your visa to a new passport
Do I need a visa?
This page explains how you can have a residence permit transferred from an old passport or travel document to a new one.
You do not need to have your residence permit (known as leave to remain) transferred to your new passport but you can do this if you wish.
If you do not have it transferred to your new passport, you should carry both your old passport and your new passport when you travel to the United Kingdom, as evidence of your resident status. If you cannot produce your original permit, you may not be allowed to enter the country.
If you do wish to transfer it to your new passport, the transfer cannot be done at passport control when you enter the United Kingdom. If you can prove that you are entitled to live here, the immigration officer at your port of entry will put a date stamp in your new passport. You must then apply to the UK Border Agency for a residence permit to be placed in your new passport. You must be in the United Kingdom to do this.
The new residence permit may look different from your old stamp, because a United Kingdom Residence Permit has replaced all former stamp and ink endorsements for permission to stay in this country for longer than six months.
It is up to you to ensure your travel documents are up-to-date and valid. An immigration officer will decide whether or not to allow you to enter the country based on the evidence you produce.
To apply to have your residence permit transferred to your new passport, you should complete form NTLTOC (Transfer of an indefinite leave or limited leave stamp to a new passport or other document), which you can download from the right side of this page.
Completing form NTLTOC for transfer of a visa explains some important facts about completing the form. You should also read the detailed guidance (NTLTOC guidance) before completing the form (you can download it from the right side of this page). We will not refund your application fee if we refuse your application or you withdraw it.
See Contact for details of where to send your form.
Application forms
Application for a no time limit stamp or transfer of conditions stamp
- Form NTLTOCPDF 188K opens in a new window
- Guide NTLTOCPDF 116K opens in a new window
News & updates
- Newcomers must earn the right to stay in the UK
- Additional changes to application process for application forms for students and marriages to include dependants
- Changes to application process affecting application forms for students and marriages
- Revised application forms and guidance notes now available - FLR(M) and FLR(S)
Contact
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Visa services
0845 010 5555
Visa services, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, King Charles Street, London, SW1A 2AH. If you are outside the United Kingdom you should contact you nearest British diplomatic post.