Guidance
Passport printing: caseworker guidance
Tells HM Passport Office staff about the process to print a passport, the differences between central print and local print and how to collect printed passports.
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This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff how to print a passport, the differences between central print and local print and how to collect printed passports.
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Published 23 August 2021
Last updated 20 March 2025
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This guidance has been updated to show that Royal Mail will deliver new passport collected from central print Thales; remove references to FedEx as a secure delivery provider; show frequent traveller e-Passports contain 54 pages; and show HM Passport does not always offer an upgrade service.
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Updated guidance published.
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Accessible version added.
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First published.