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How to correct errors on passports: caseworker guidance

Tells HM Passport Office staff what to do if we issue a passport with an error.

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How to correct errors on passports

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This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff what to do if we issue a passport with an error.

Published 7 February 2012
Last updated 14 November 2022 + show all updates
  1. This guidance has been updated to reflect the change in our sovereign from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to His Majesty King Charles III.

  2. Accessible version added.

  3. First published.