Guidance

Connected applications: caseworker guidance

This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff about connected applications. It includes how to process connected applications on Digital Application Processing.

• From: HM Passport Office
• Published: 28 August 2025
• Last updated: 19 August 2026
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  1. 19 August 2026

     This guidance has been updated to remove historic references to pigeonhole, in the section Review linked applications and documents task and in the section Child applications.

  2. 16 March 2026

     Updated guidance with multiple changes. Details of the changes can be found in 'Changes from last version of this guidance'.

  3. 28 August 2025

     First published.

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This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff about connected applications. It includes how to process connected applications on Digital Application Processing (DAP).