If your BRP is lost or stolen

If your BRP is lost or stolen, you must report it. You can be fined up to £1,000 and made to leave the UK if you do not report it.

You can get someone to report for you, for example a legal representative, a charity, a family member, employer, college or university.

The Home Office will contact you within one working day of reporting it.

Find out how to prove your immigration status without a BRP.

If you find your BRP after reporting it lost or stolen

You will not be able to use your BRP if you find it after you report it lost or stolen.

You should cut the BRP into pieces and dispose of it.

Make sure you cut through:

  • your personal details
  • the royal coat of arms
  • the gold biometric chip, if your card has one

If you’ve found someone else’s lost or stolen BRP

If you’re in the UK, post the BRP to the Home Office using an envelope without a window.

Returns Unit
PO Box 195
Bristol
BS20 1BT

Do not send any other items or documents with the BRP - they’ll be destroyed.

If you’re outside the UK, hand the BRP in to the police or to the nearest British embassy or consulate.