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Checking a signature is genuine: caseworker guidance

Tells HM Passport Office staff how to check a person’s signature is genuine if we do not hold a record of their signature on main index.

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This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff how to check a person’s signature is genuine.

Staff must use this guidance when they need to check a person’s signature is genuine. For example, when there is a need to complete confirming identity checks on the application or the signature is from a person who:

  • has given additional authorisation and consent
  • is a third party applying on behalf of an intended passport holder
  • is a countersignatory or digital referee and we have asked them to confirm something is writing

Updates to this page

Published 19 April 2021
Last updated 10 November 2022 + show all updates
  1. Updated guidance published.

  2. First published.

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