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Data on HM Passport Office activities.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to use a balance of probabilities when dealing with passport applications.
Information for HM Passport Office staff about countries and territories beginning with the letters A to B.
A people smuggler has been jailed for conspiring to bring 16 Albanian migrants to the UK with fake EU passports and fraudulent airline bookings.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Tells HM Passport Office staff working in the lost, stolen and recovered (LSR) team about duties they must complete as part of the LSR process.
Tells HM Passport Office staff about the customer’s place and country of birth and how they must be shown on the passport and in our records.
Data on UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) customer service operations.
Tells HM Passport Office staff what a concessionary passport is and who can get one.
Information for HM Passport Office staff about countries and territories beginning with the letters G to L.
Tells HM Passport Office staff what to do if we issue a passport with an error.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with passport applications where the name a customer applies in does not match the name on their foreign documents.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with malicious lost and stolen passport reports.
How to pay for collective passports by credit or direct debit
Information for HM Passport Office staff about countries and territories beginning with the letters C to F.
Application form to get your birth certificate information from before your adoption. Use this form if you do not live in the UK.
The types of events recorded in England, Wales and overseas, which are held by the General Register Office.
If you were adopted, you can add your name and contact wishes to the register.
Immediate changes to help those who urgently require a passport to travel.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Questionnaire and guidance about applying for collective passports for children born in the UK
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with passport applications for customers that hold British citizenship.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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