Passport has expired, do I have to transfer my visa to a new passport?
One of the most commonly asked question! Variation includes 'Do I have to transfer my ILR to a new passport?' Or 'Do I have to do anything with my Biometric Residence Permit (visa card) if my passport has expired?'. The short answer would be 'No, you don't have to. You can travel with both passports'. UK visas don't expire if passport has expired (bar one exception I can think of, below). If your passport has expired but you have an ILR stamp in the old one (Indefinite Leave to Remain, permanent residency), then you don't have to do anything. You can just travel with both passports. Or you can transfer an ILR to a new passport if you want to, though now it will be a visa card and not a stamp in the passport. If your passport has expired but you have a limited leave to remain (visa but not a permanent one) in the old passport, then again you don't have to do anything. You can just travel with both passports. Or you can transfer to a n