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Who can confirm someone’s identity online for a passport application and what they need to do
You’ll get an email from HM Passport Office if someone applying for a…
You’ll get an email from HM Passport Office if someone has asked you to…
Sending your confirmation statements.
What the confirmation statement is and how to send your statement to Companies House.
Use this form if your confirmation date is 4 March 2024 or earlier, to confirm that the company's details are up to date.
Tells HM Passport Office staff who can confirm a customer’s identity and how they do this.
Use this form if your confirmation date is 5 March 2024 or later, to confirm that the company's details are up to date.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to check a person’s signature is genuine if we do not hold a record of their signature on main index.
Documents, certificate, letters, and notes available from the British embassy and consulates in the USA.
What British nationals need to do to get married in Japan, including what documents you need.
How to file company information - including directors, registered office and shareholders in your confirmation statement (previously AR01 annual return)
Use forms C1 and C2 to apply for confirmation if the person who died lived in Scotland.
Guidance for completing form ID3: certificate of identity for a private individual.
Commonwealth countries have no powers under the Commissioners for Oaths Act 1889 to undertake notarial acts, administer oaths or take affidavits.
Guidance for completing forms ID1: Certificate of identity for a private individual, and ID2: Certificate of identity for a body corporate.
Guidance for EU Settlement Scheme applicants in or outside the UK who have been affected by restrictions associated with coronavirus.
What British nationals need to do to get married in China, including what documents you need.
Ask HMRC to confirm that you, or if you’re an employer, your employee pays only UK National Insurance contributions whilst working temporarily in an EU country, Gibraltar, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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