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This guidance explains what a specimen passport is and how His Majesty’s Passport Office deals with requests for specimen passports.
His Majesty's Passport Office guidance on withdrawing passports and passport facilities (services).
Tells HM Passport Office staff about name related case notes and name related automatic case notes that the system adds automatically.
Tells HM Passport Office staff about the process for issuing restricted validity passports.
HM Passport Office has launched a new online passport renewal service as part of its drive to improve customer services.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff what parental responsibility is and why we need it for passport purposes.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with passport applications for customers that need to travel urgently for urgent government business or compassionate reasons.
Tells HM Passport Office staff about withdrawing passport applications.
A new passport design was launched on 3 November 2015.
This guide explains how you can request the cancellation of the passport of a child under 16 at risk of radicalisation.
This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff when to ask for extra authorisation from another person or organisation before we issue a passport.
Tells HM Passport Office staff about people who hold dual nationality.
Comparisons on passport fees around the world, including price and validity for both adult and child passports.
Information for HM Passport Office staff about countries and territories beginning with the letters M to P.
Questionnaire when applying for collective passports for children born outside the UK
The millionth new UK passport has been issued free to World War Two veteran Janet Varrall as a part of the free passports scheme for the wartime generation.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Tells HM Passport Office staff about customers who ask for a change of gender on their passport.
Impact assessment on the government's review of passport fees announced in 2018.
Tells HM Passport Office staff about the Royal Prerogative in relation to passport applications.
Tells HM Passport Office staff about inviting customers to volunteer DNA evidence to support a biological relationship, during a UK or overseas British passport application.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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