Guidance

Signing your new passport

Guidance on how to sign your new passport.

• From: HM Passport Office
• Published: 30 January 2017
• Last updated: 12 March 2020 — See all updates

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Signing your new passport

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You must sign your new passport.

This document gives you guidance on:

• how to sign your new passport
• when you don’t need to sign

Published 30 January 2017

Last updated 12 March 2020 + show all updates

1. 12 March 2020

   Added guidance on making note of passport number.

2. 11 March 2020

   Added an image of a blue passport, showing where to sign it.

3. 30 January 2017

   First published.