Guidance

British subject status: caseworker guidance

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

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British subject status

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Details

This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff:

  • about British subject nationality status
  • how people get British subject status
  • how to deal with passport applications for British subjects

Updates to this page

Published 23 August 2021
Last updated 26 October 2022 + show all updates
  1. Added version 10.0 of this guidance. Updates include information on checking if a customer has valid leave (permission) to be in the UK when deciding what UK immigration observation to use.

  2. Accessible version added.

  3. First published.

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