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Tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with passport applications when the customer has a change of name.
If you were adopted, you can add your name and contact wishes to the register.
Guidance notes to fill in form CR - part 2
Tells HM Passport Office staff what a status letter is and how to use status letters with passport applications.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to check a damaged British passport received as a supporting document, and how to replace a damaged British passport.
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.
Guidance on how to certify a building for religious worship and register it for the solemnisation of marriages.
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 about the British overseas territories citizen (BOTC) nationality status and how to deal with BOTC passport applications.
Tells HM Passport Office staff about fees for passport service types, information on fee increases and the circumstances in which a refund may be granted.
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 how to physically and electronically cancel a British passport.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with passport applications for customers who hold British protected persons status.
Tells HM Passport Office staff about the evidence needed before changing an adult or child’s name on a passport.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with passport applications for customers that hold British citizenship.
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 working in the lost, stolen and recovered (LSR) team about duties they must complete as part of the LSR process.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance for customers visiting HM Passport Office.
A new passport design was launched on 3 November 2015.
This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff what parental responsibility is and why we need it for passport purposes.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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