Guidance

Naturalisation and registration certificates: caseworker guidance

Tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with naturalisation and registration certificates issued by UKVI for British passport applications.

From:
HM Passport Office
Published
12 December 2022

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This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff when customers must send naturalisation or registration certificates to support their claim to a British passport and how to progress an application.

It includes information on:

  • endorsements
  • changes in customer’s personal details
  • when, why and how to check a customer’s nationality certificate with UK Visa and Immigration’s (UKVI) systems
  • querying a nationality certificate with UKVI
  • recording a customer’s naturalisation or registration certificate
Published 12 December 2022

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