His Majesty's Passport Office requires a letter from your employer to support your application for a Second Passport stating the reasons for it. An Employer Support Letter must be provided for the following passport applications:
Please note that applicants can only hold a maximum 2 passports at a time, regardless of whether they have expired or not. If you have any undeclared second passports, then you must state these with our team members upon contact and application.
The Employer Support Letter should be addressed to His Majesty's Passport Office and must contain:
Your information:
The information of the employer
A statement explaining the reason for requiring a second passport
For example, that the applicant is required to travel to various countries whilst applying for a visa and thus needs a second passport to travel during it's processing. You must then list at least 6 countries where a visa will be required. Countries might include India, China, Russia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia etc. It must also state that you will be travelling to these countries in the next few years and confirm that the applicant will return to the United Kingdom after the business trip.
If you have doubts on your eligibility to apply for a Second British Passport, contact Rapid British Passports.
Example:
(Company name)
___________________
(Company address)
_________________
(Company address)
_________________
His Majesty's Passport Office
London
SW1V 1PN
Date__________________(No longer than one month
before application)
Dear Sir/Madam,
This is to confirm that ___________________________
(applicant's first and last name) has been employed
by this company as a _____________________ (job
title) for ______________(length of employment). He
has been in our employment since
_____________________(employment start date).
_______________________(applicant's full name) is a
frequent traveller and therefore is in need of a
second passport as we anticipate several trips over
the coming years. Several countries that he will be
travelling to will require visas and therefore we
would request a second passport so he may obtain
these visas while he travels.
_____________________(applicant's name) will be
expected to travel to
________________________________________________________________________________(list
6 countries that require visas) over the next few
years.
We can confirm that he will be returning to the
United Kingdom to resume employment with this
company after these trips. Please assist him in
obtaining a second passport allowing him to travel.
If you require any further information with regards
to _______________________(applicant's name)
employment with this company, please do not hesitate
to contact me on the number below.
Yours sincerely,
___________________ (Employer Signature)
___________________ (Employer's printed name)
___________________ (Employer's title)
___________________ (Employer's phone number)