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Collective (group) passports - who they're for, how to apply and how to get a collective passport changed
Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance for customers visiting HM Passport Office.
Identity and Passport Service became Her Majesty’s Passport Office in May 2013.
British passport eligibility - types of British nationality, eligibility by marriage or civil partnership, who to contact if you're not sure
Passports policy publications.
How to fill in your passport application form and provide a correct photo.
Documents, certificate, letters, and notes available from the British embassy and consulates in the USA.
The UK Passport Service was merged with the Home Office’s Identity Cards programme to form the Identity and Passport Service, now operating as His Majesty’s Passport Office.
How to send a deceased person's passport back to His Majesty's Passport Office (HMPO).
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
You might be able to stop someone getting a passport by applying for a court order - parental child abduction, vulnerable adults
Application form for British applicants outside the UK.
Use this form to apply in advance for a passport using your new name.
The government will introduce new passport fees for all applications on 11 April 2024.
This series brings together all documents relating to Passports
Leaflets explaining how to apply for or renew an adult passport online in simple steps.
How to apply for or renew a Double Taxation Treaty Passport and how to tell HMRC about passported loans, for overseas lenders and UK borrowers.
Guidance on the 2011 cancellation of identity cards, and information about new suppliers working with the Identity and Passport Service.
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