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Application form to order a copy of a death certificate registered in England and Wales.
Leaflets explaining how to apply for or renew an adult passport online in simple steps.
Contact details for the General Register Office for Northern Ireland
Complete the application form to order a copy of an adoption certificate registered in England and Wales.
Application form to order a marriage certificate for a marriage that was registered overseas.
If there are any errors on a marriage or civil partnership certificate you can correct the original registration with the register office or GRO - find out what corrections can be made, who can apply, how long it takes, what…
Passports policy publications.
Order a commemorative marriage certificate for a gift or keepsake to mark a silver, ruby, golden or diamond wedding anniversary
Collective (group) passports - who they're for, how to apply and how to get a collective passport changed
Her Majesty’s Passport Office has teamed up with Action Fraud to raise awareness of the need to report lost and stolen passports.
Application form to order a birth certificate for a birth that was registered overseas.
Use this guide to help you apply for a British National Overseas (BNO) passport from Hong Kong.
There has recently been considerable press coverage of people facing holiday cancellations or travel disruption due to waiting times for passports.
Describes how the General Register Office can help you research your family tree and family history.
Complete this form if you want to know what information His Majesty's Passport Office (HMPO) holds about you.
Correct an original registration with the register office or GRO - what corrections can be made, who can apply, how long it takes
This guidance is for anyone applying for a British passport who was born in the UK to parent(s) from the EEA.
You might be able to stop someone getting a passport by applying for a court order - parental child abduction, vulnerable adults
These guides explain how to use the General Register Office when researching your family tree and family history.
New British passports will now bear the title 'His Majesty' for the first time since 1952.
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