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How much it costs to renew or get a new adult or child passport and ways you can pay
Apply for British citizenship if you have indefinite leave to remain (ILR) - form AN, who's eligible, fees and how to apply.
The home of Home Office on GOV.UK. The first duty of the government is to keep citizens safe and the country secure. The Home Office plays a fundamental role in the security and economic prosperity of the UK.
Contact HM Passport Office (previously the Identity and Passport Service) advice line - telephone, text relay, textphone, opening hours.
What you need to do if your passport has been lost or stolen and you need to travel urgently.
Who can confirm someone’s identity online for a passport application and what they need to do
Find a register office (registry office) - register and find records of births, marriages, civil partnerships and deaths, and order certificates
Check details of a tenant's right to rent if they’re not a British or Irish citizen and they’ve given you a share code.
Order birth, adoption, marriage, civil partnership and death certificates from the General Register Office (GRO) - find GRO index numbers
Who can sign (countersign) passport photos and application forms and what they need to do
Apply for your first adult British passport - who can apply, how long it takes, costs, how to apply, documents you need, passport interviews
The home of HM Passport Office on GOV.UK. HM Passport Office is the sole issuer of UK passports and responsible for civil registration services through the General Register Office.
To change your name or other personal details on your passport, send the standard passport application form with evidence about the change
Apply for a Graduate route visa if you’ve been on a student visa and want to stay in the UK to work - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, bring your partner and children.
A collection of the current Immigration Rules.
Apply for a Global Talent visa to work in the arts, sciences or digital technology once you have been endorsed as a leader or potential leader.
The European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) - which countries are in the EU and EEA, the single market and free movement of goods, capital, services and people
How your personal information is used within the borders, immigration and citizenship system.
What you need to know about crossing the UK border and visiting the UK.
Find a Passport Customer Service Centre for Fast Track and Premium service passport applications - offices are in Belfast, Birmingham, Durham, Glasgow, Liverpool, London, Newport and Peterborough.
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