Passport Renewal & Visa Issue

[coolguycp1]

My friend is on a 5 year work permit and has been in UK for the last 4 years. His passport is expiring in March next year. He is going to apply for a new passport this month. Assuming that he gets his passport by December, will it be any problem for him to travel anywhere on two different passports, one which has the work permit visa and the other which is the new passport?

He is not really keen to transfer his work permit visa onto the new passport because of the costs involved and as well as the remaining duration of his work permit is less than a year anyway.

[vinny]

You do not need to transfer your residence permit to your new passport. If you choose not to transfer your permit, you should carry both your old and new passports when you travel to the UK - this will prove to our immigration officers that you have the right to be in the UK. If you cannot produce your residence permit when you arrive at our border, you may not be allowed to enter the country.

[coolguycp1]

Thanks Vinny,

I now understand that it wont be a problem as far as UK borders are concerned.

Does anyone know if there are any issues when travelling in Europe as we have been told by people that some EU countries are very strict on visa needing to be on the same travel document.

[nksg]

I have travelled to europe recently with two passports (old and new) without any issues.. hope this helps...

Thanks Vinny,

I now understand that it wont be a problem as far as UK borders are concerned.

Does anyone know if there are any issues when travelling in Europe as we have been told by people that some EU countries are very strict on visa needing to be on the same travel document.