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Confirming identity checks

Tells HM Passport Office staff about the identity checks they must do on passport applications from the United Kingdom and overseas.

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HM Passport Office
Published:
25 September 2024
Last updated:
23 September 2026
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  1. Guidance updated, Examiner interventions: using parents’ British passport numbers, to explain we will only accept a parent’s (or grandparent’s) British passport number in place of standard documents, if the number is for a digital passport or biometric e-passport (we will not accept an Old Blue or PIMIS passport number in place of a document).

  2. The 'automatic checks: international passport applications' section has been updated to explain when you must complete additional checks.

  3. Updated with minor formatting changes.

  4. Published version 20.0 of the confirming identity checks guidance. A full list of changes can be found in the guide.

  5. First published.

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This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff about the identity checks they must do on passport applications from the United Kingdom and overseas.

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