Guidance

British overseas citizen passports: caseworker guidance

Tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with passport applications for customers who hold British overseas citizen status.

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British overseas citizen passports

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This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with passport applications for customers holding British overseas citizen (BOC) status.

Only examiners with the correct level of training must deal with BOC cases.

Updates to this page

Published 13 September 2021
Last updated 7 November 2022 + show all updates
  1. Updated the First BOC passport: customer is in the UK section and references to the sovereign.

  2. Accessible version added.

  3. First published.

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