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A checklist from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office to help British people prepare for travelling and staying safe abroad.
You can apply for or renew a British passport while you're visiting the UK - as long as you expect to be in the UK for long enough
Leaflet explaining how to renew an adult passport online in simple steps.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with delivery addresses for new passports and the return of supporting documents.
Application form to order a copy of a birth certificate registered in England and Wales.
If you're not satisfied with the service received when applying for a passport or dealing with the General Register Office, you can make a complaint by phone or email, or in writing.
Use this form to apply in advance for a passport using your new name.
Passports policy publications.
Credit/debit card payment authorisation form for overseas passports to print out and complete.
Leaflets explaining how to apply for or renew an adult passport online in simple steps.
New British passports will now bear the title 'His Majesty' for the first time since 1952.
Application form to order a copy of a death certificate registered in England and Wales.
Collective (group) passports - who they're for, how to apply and how to get a collective passport changed
Application form to order a marriage certificate for a marriage that was registered overseas.
Application form to order a copy of a marriage certificate registered in England and Wales.
There has recently been considerable press coverage of people facing holiday cancellations or travel disruption due to waiting times for passports.
Complete the application form to order a copy of an adoption certificate registered in England and Wales.
Application form to order a birth certificate for a birth that was registered overseas.
You might be able to stop someone getting a passport by applying for a court order - parental child abduction, vulnerable adults
The government will introduce new passport fees for all applications on 2 February 2023.
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