Types of British passports: caseworker guidance
Tells HM Passport Office staff about the different types of British passports they may receive as part of a passport application.
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This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff about the different types of British passports that customers send in as part of a passport application. It explains what the passports look like and some of their identifying features.
Updates to this page
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This guidance has been updated to explain the new UK series D e-passport is being introduced from December 2025.
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This guidance has been updated to show the design of the standard blue passport books has changed to show ‘His Majesty’, remove reference to specimen passports for entertainment purposes as HM Passport Office no longer provides this service, and align the terminology used for UK series C e-passport (blue e-passport) also known as new blue passports.
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Updated guidance
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Accessible version added.
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First published.