Guidance

Date of birth: caseworker guidance

Tells HM Passport Office staff about the customer’s date of birth and how it must be shown on the passport and in our records.

Documents

Date of birth

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email alternativeformats@homeoffice.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Details

This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff:

  • why recording the customer’s correct date of birth is important
  • about the documents we accept to confirm a customer’s date of birth
  • what to do if the customer wants to change their date of birth on their passport

Updates to this page

Published 17 June 2021
Last updated 26 October 2022 + show all updates
  1. Added version 8.0 of this guidance.

  2. Accessible version added.

  3. First published.

Sign up for emails or print this page