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Form GRO 185 to apply to re-register a child's birth and add the father's details.
1. General Information Section 10A of the Births and Deaths Registration…
Tells HM Passport Office staff about the quality, style and appearance required of passport photographs.
Version 49.0 Photo standards and instructions for His Majesty’s Passport…
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with passport applications when the customer has a change of name.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with an application if a customer cannot send us the supporting documents we need to prove their identity, entitlement and British nationality.
HM Passport Office guidance on how to deal with applications involving parental responsibility, court orders, testamentary guardians and loco parentis.
Complete the application form to order a copy of a civil partnership certificate recorded in England and Wales.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with faulty passports.
This document contains information about Austria to help HM Passport Office staff process passport applications.
This document contains information about Bermuda to help HM Passport Office staff process passport applications.
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