Guidance

Decide if an application is a UK or overseas submission: caseworker guidance

Tells HM Passport Office staff how to decide if an application is a United Kingdom or overseas application.

• From: HM Passport Office
• Published: 29 March 2021
• Last updated: 17 March 2025 — See all updates

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How to decide if an application is a UK or overseas submission (accessible)

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How to decide if an application is a UK or overseas submission

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Details

This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff, what we consider:

• a UK application (submission)
• an overseas application (submission)
• why it’s important to correctly treat an application as a UK or overseas submission

It also tells staff what to consider when changing:

• a UK submission to an overseas submission
• an overseas submission to a UK submission

Published 29 March 2021

Last updated 17 March 2025 + show all updates

1. 17 March 2025

   Updated the HTML and pdf attachments of the Decide if an application is a UK or overseas submission: caseworker guidance. This version (v15.0) of the guidance contains updated information about when to use the option Cannot change application from UK to abroad.

2. 7 November 2024

   This guidance has been updated to remove references to transferring an application from Digital Application Processing (DAP) to Application Management System (AMS).

3. 31 July 2024

   Added a link to confirming identity checks.

4. 18 November 2022

   Updated guidance published.

5. 28 September 2022

   Accessible version added.

6. 29 March 2021

   First published.