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How do I update the passport linked to my UK eVisa before flying?

Use the UK government’s UKVI-account update service for the passport or travel document linked to your eVisa. Check the service’s restrictions first: the guidance says you cannot change the passport details while waiting for a decision on a visa application. Updating the carrier’s passenger information and updating the UKVI account are separate tasks.

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What this answer depends on

  • UKVI travel-document record maintenance before a journey; not a ticket-name change or immigration application
  • The UKVI service is the route for changing the travel document held in the account. Typing a new passport number into an airline booking does not itself perform that account update. Complete the applicable government process, then check the airline’s document information against the passport you will present.
  • The government explicitly limits passport-detail changes while a visa application decision is pending. Do not work around that restriction by creating inconsistent travel-document information. Follow the official account/application support instructions for the situation before assuming a new passport can be linked immediately.
  • The UKVI account update service covers passport and travel-document details.
  • The guidance restricts changing passport details while waiting for a visa-application decision.
  • Travel-with-eVisa guidance requires the current document linked to UKVI and correct information supplied to the airline.

Important exceptions

  • No account processing time, immediate verification promise or entry guarantee is given. Updating a record does not extend or change immigration permission. Name changes and airline ticket corrections are outside this article.

What to do next

  1. Locate the official UKVI-account update service and sign in using the supported account-access route.

  2. Check whether a pending visa decision affects your ability to change passport details.

  3. Where permitted, complete the passport update and verify the resulting account details.

  4. Supply the correct current travel-document details to the airline and recheck the travel-with-eVisa guidance.

  5. Have the new valid passport, account sign-in access, any pending-application information and the actual dated itinerary.

More booking questions

Is an airline passport update the same as a UKVI-account update?

No. The government provides a separate account service, and its travel guidance also requires correct carrier document details.

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