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What to do with a passport when the passport holder has died

How to send a deceased person's passport back to His Majesty's Passport Office (HMPO).

• From: HM Passport Office
• Published: 1 April 2013
• Last updated: 20 January 2023 — See all updates

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What to do with a passport when the passport holder has died

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Advice about what to do with a passport when the holder has died and the form to send to HMPO with the passport.

Published 1 April 2013
Last updated 20 January 2023 + show all updates

1. 20 January 2023

   Updated references to 'Her Majesty's Passport Office' to 'His Majesty's Passport Office'.

2. 20 July 2021

   Accessible OpenDocument Text versions of forms uploaded.

3. 26 October 2018

   Application forms updated.

4. 1 April 2013

   First published.