Form Bno A – Fill Out and Use This PDF

FormA

BNO-

Official use only

Application for a British National (Overseas) Passport

Do not use this form if you are under 16 – use form BNO-B

Passport Holder’s Name (Please use ink and capital letters)

Initials Surname

Read this section before you fill in the form

The fee for a passport is payable in local currency at the time of application. Where the new passport is to be sent to you by post, please send the appropriate postal charges (including registered postal fee) with your remittance.

Dual nationality: if you possess the nationality or citizenship of another country you may lose this when you obtain a British passport. Please check with the authorities of the other country before making your application.

How long does it take to get a passport? Wherever possible, please submit the application, whether by post or in person, at least 4 weeks before you need the passport.

S/A

Observations

Next action

CBF

Issue

(Status)

Include

Immigration status

1 In accordance with the United Kingdom Immigration Rules, the holder of this passport does not require an entry certificate to visit the United Kingdom.

2 The holder of this passport has Hong Kong

permanent identity card no. .........................

which states that the holder has the right of abode in Hong Kong.

OB	SF

FEE/FW

Documents produced

OBEX

LBC

SBC

PPT

MC

NAT CERT

PHOTOS

RP

FEE

£

OTHER DOCS specify

HONG KONG PERMANENT

IDENTITY CARD

COLLECT

Please write in capitals and in ink.

Refer to separate Notes as directed ★

1	Enter date of travel
	★ Read Note 1
		Go to section 2
2	Details of applicant
	★ Read Note 2 and complete details below

State MR, MRS

MISS, MS or Title etc.

Surname

Christian names or forenames

Maiden

Surname

Full name in

Chinese characters

Hong Kong permanent identity card no.

If name has been changed other than by adoption,

give previous							Chinese
name							characters
Date of	DAY		MONTH		YEAR		Age last
birth							birthday
Town and country
of birth
Present address
County							Postcode

Daytime telephone number

(we may need to contact you urgently)

Tick correct box

married single widowed divorced separated

Go to section 3

3 To be filled in by all applicants

Previous BN(O) passport number

Place of issue

Date of issue

Go to section 4 (if applicable)

4 Details of previous passport which has been lost or is not available

★Read Note 3

Number

Issued at	in year
Your name at the	Chinese
time of issue	characters
How the passport was lost,
or why it is not available

Date and place of loss

If loss was reported to the police, say where and when

Have you lost a British passport before? (If yes, please give details)

5 Other Information

(See Note 7)

PLEASE

INITIAL HERE

Declaration
6 of parent or legal guardian if applicant is under 18
★ Read Note 4
Full name of parent	Chinese
or legal guardian	characters
Address
Daytime	Relationship to
Telephone no	child

I declare that my rights in respect of the child have not been limited in any way by the order of any court having jurisdiction over him/her.

Sign __________________________ Date ____________________

Read CAUTION and go to section 7

CAUTION

You are warned that the making of an untrue statement for the purpose of obtaining a passport is a criminal offence. Official procedures include a check to confirm that the countersignature is genuine. The application should not be countersigned until the form has been completed, signed and dated by the applicant.

7 Declaration

★ Read Note 5

To be signed by all applicants

I the undersigned, declare that:

1I will return the passport(s) declared lost, at section 4, to a British Passport Issuing Office if it/they come into my possession.

2I do not owe money to Her Majesty’s Government for repatriation or similar relief.

3I am a British National and have not lost, renounced or been deprived of the status of British National (Overseas).

4All information given in this application is correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Sign					Date

(Signature of applicant)

IMPORTANT - KEEP WITHIN BORDER.

Failure to comply with this instruction will invalidate the application.

Go to section 8

8 Countersignature

This section must be completed by the person required to confirm your identity. ★ Read Note 6

1Read the CAUTION.

2Endorse the back of the photograph by writing 'l certify that this is a true likeness of (insert name of applicant) and add your signature, and the date the likeness was compared.

Read what the applicant has put on this form, and

3Fill in the following in CAPITAL LETTERS and in ink.

I (insert your name)

certify that the applicant (insert name)

has been known personally to me as (insert in what capacity
eg employee, client, patient, friend etc.)
for	years

and to the best of my knowledge and belief the facts stated on this form are correct. I am a Commonwealth citizen. I have read the caution and I understand it.

Sign __________________________ Date ____________________

Profession and professional qualifications

Business address or if not applicable, private address

Daytime

Telephone No.

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

Check List

When you have filled in the form, tick boxes to show that you have:

enclosed the necessary documents (not photocopies) see Note 9

enclosed the necessary fee ... see Note 10 enclosed photographs (one certified on the back) ... see Note 8 signed the Declaration at section 7 if appropriate, had the application signed at section 6

had the application countersigned at section 8 completed the index card and labels

applied for a Hong Kong permanent identity card or attached it...

see Note 14

It is important that all applicants now read Notes 6 to 14