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Tells HM Passport Office staff what a status letter is and how to use status letters with passport applications.
A listing of where you can view the General Register Office indexes online and in person.
This leaflet has information on how you can get help renewing your passport and what you should remember when using an organisation to help you apply.
Tells HM Passport Office staff about the evidence needed before changing an adult or child’s name on a passport.
Guidance notes to fill in form CR - part 2
Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance for customers visiting HM Passport Office.
This document tells HM Passport Office staff what information we need about a customer’s parents and grandparents and what to do if information is missing.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to use a balance of probabilities when dealing with passport applications.
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.
Tells HM Passport Office staff what a concessionary passport is and who can get one.
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.
If you were adopted, you can add your name and contact wishes to the register.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with passport applications for customers that hold British citizenship.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with naturalisation and registration certificates issued by UKVI for British passport applications.
If your child was conceived through sperm donation you'll need to provide additional evidence to support your passport application.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to process passport applications for customers who hold British national (overseas) citizenship.
HM Passport Office guidelines for photographers and photographic studios producing photos for UK passports.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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