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FORM - BNO

British National (Overseas) Passport Application

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For Persons 16 Years or Over










The British National (Overseas) status is for life; you may continue to renew your BN(O) passport.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION



To make an application:
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you must be in Hong Kong at the time of application.
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you should produce the completed application form with:
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your existing BN(O) passport for cancellation;

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your Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card;

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Two photographs of yourself which must be:






. coloured, taken within the last month and
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45 mm x 35 mm; in sharp focus and clear 45
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(see sample for headsizing requirement)
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. taken full face without a hat, and above the
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. printed on normal photographic paper and .
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your parent's Hong Kong Identity Card or


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passport if you are under 18 years of age.

(In certain cases you may be asked to produce further
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documentary evidence of your identity and nationality,
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e.g. birth, naturalisation or registration certificates.)
Photographic copies of documents are NOT acceptable.
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Countersignature - you need to have the application form and your
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photograph countersigned, if:
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❏ your passport has been lost / damaged or is unavailable or
❏ your existing passport was issued with restricted validity or ❏

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❏ the passport officer so requires. ❏
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(See Note 8 for requirements of countersignatory)
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For passport fees - check with Passport Section or our website.
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Payment must be either by Visa, MasterCard, EPS or in cash.
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Cheques are NOT acceptable.
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Notes for Guidance:

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Note 1 Type of Passport

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Select 32 or 48 page (for frequent travellers) passport.
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Note 2 Personal Particulars

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You must complete this section. If you were born outside Hong
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Kong, give the town and country of birth.


Note 3 Changes

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Documents required to support the Change of Name:
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your Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card showing the change and
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deed poll, or marriage certificate, etc.



A fee will be levied for any changes.
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Give full details in this section about the loss, damage or
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unavailability of your passport, and provide any additional
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information in Section 5.
For cases of lost passport, a police loss report is required. Please
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complete a "Lost or Stolen Passport Notification" (Form LS01)
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which can be obtained from the Passport Section or downloaded via
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our website.
In addition, Section 8 must be completed and signed by a



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countersignatory (see Note 8).
A replacement passport will only be issued after extensive enquiries.
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Note 5 Other Information and Box for Initialling

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Give any additional information in this section. You must initial in
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the box provided.

Note 6 Declaration


IMPORTANT: You must sign WITHIN the signature box
provided. The signature will be scanned onto your new passport.
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Failure to comply with this instruction may invalidate the

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application form.
If you are unable to write, your left thumbprint should be placed in
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the bottom left area of this section (not in the signature box) and
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duly witnessed by the person who completes Section 8.
If you are unable to write due to a disability, the person responsible
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for your welfare may sign on your behalf in the area for thumbprint
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stated above, and give an explanation in Section 5.

Note 7 Consent from Parent if you are Under 18 years of age

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This section should be completed and signed by your parent if you
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are under 18 years of age except where you are married (in which
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case a marriage certificate should be produced). If you are

illegitimate, your mother should give consent.

Note 8 Countersignature (See Important Information on front page to




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find out if you need a coutersignature)


If a countersignature is required, this section must be completed
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and signed by a professional person (e.g. Teacher, Lawyer,
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Bank Official, an established Civil Servant, Police Officer,

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Doctor or a person of similar standing), who has known



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you personally for at least two years, and who is either a British
National or Commonwealth Citizen.
You must fully complete and sign the form before this section is


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countersigned.
The countersignatory should also write on the back of ONE of
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your PHOTOGRAPHS the words “I certify that this is a true that this is a true likeness of




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likeness of (give full name of the passport holder)” then sign





and date it.
Procedures include a check on the authenticity of the
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countersignatories.
Relatives must NOT countersign this section.


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PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION TO :

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BN(O) Passport Section
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British Consulate-General, Hong Kong
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1 Supreme Court Road, Hong Kong







OPENING HOURS: (Subject to change without prior notice)
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Monday - Friday 08 45 - 15 00 (application)
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08 45 - 16 30 (collection) 08 45 - 16 30
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FOR ENQUIRIES:

Tel No.: (852) 2901 3222 Fax No.: (852) 2901 3046
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Website:

www.britishconsulate.org.hk www.britishconsulate.org.hk

E-mail Address:
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BNOpassport@fco.gov.uk BNOpassport@fco.gov.uk
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Complete in ENGLISH, CAPITALS and BLACK INK.

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Tick as appropriate * Delete where inappropriate

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1. TYPE OF PASSPORT (See Note 1)
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32 pages
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2. PERSONAL PARTICULARS (See Note 2)
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Sex
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Previous name (if applicable)

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Date of Day
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Place of Town
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birth birth
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Current or lost BN(O) passport Passport no.=
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Address Daytime tel no.


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3. CHANGES (See Note 3)
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Change of name
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4. FOR PASSPORT WHICH HAS BEEN LOST / DAMAGED OR IS UNAVAILABLE (See Note 4)
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(a) Please give details about the loss, damage or unavailability of your passport. For passport that was lost or unavailable, complete a Form LS01.

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(b) Date and place in which the loss was reported to the police. Date: Police Station:

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5. OTHER INFORMATION & BOX FOR INITIALLING (See Note 5)
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 Initial here before

you go to the next page

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OFFICIAL USE ONLY
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GBN Validity: 10 yrs / R

MIN: Prev Ppt C&R OBS: (25) & (26) PIC No ( )

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6. DECLARATION (See Note 6)

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I, the undersigned, declare that:
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1.* I will return the passport(s) declared lost at Sections 2 and 4 to a British passport issuing office if it / they come(s) into my possession.

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

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3. I am present in Hong Kong when I submit this application and have not lost or renounced the status of British National (Overseas).

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4. I have made no other application for a British passport, other than that stated on this form.

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

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IMPORTANT: Sign WITHIN border

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7. CONSENT FROM PARENT IF YOU ARE UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE (See Note 7)
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Full name of parent HK identity card no. Relationship to passport holder

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I, the undersigned, declare that:===
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8. COUNTERSIGNATURE (See Note 8)
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This section must be completed in ENGLISH, CAPITALS by the COUNTERSIGNATORY ====
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Countersignatory to note:

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1. CAUTION: It is an offence to make an untrue


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statement to help obtain a passport. certify that the passport holder (the person who has signed at Section 6) has been known personally to me

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for years, and to the best of my knowledge and=belief the facts stated on this form are correct.
2. Relatives must NOT countersign this Section.

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I have read the Caution and Note 8 overleaf. I am a British National Commonwealth Citizen.
3. Countersignatory should write on the back of ONE
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PHOTOGRAPH of the passport holder the words
“I certify that this is a true likeness of (give full name
of the passport holder)” then sign and date it. Signature Date


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“I certify that this is a true likeness of

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professional qualification Daytime tel no.

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4. Read what the passport holder has put down on this Name of office
application form, and declare on the right that: and address

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