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This guidance tells HM Passport Office public counter staff how to deal with customers collecting their passports and documents from the counter.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with applications to replace passports that have been reported lost or stolen.
Use this guide to help you apply for a British National Overseas (BNO) passport from Hong Kong.
A listing of where you can view the General Register Office indexes online and in person.
How to use the General Register Office to find marriage certificates when researching your family tree and family history.
This booklet provides guidance to members of the clergy on their role and responsibilities during burials, baptisms and marriages.
Explains the roles and responsibilities of authorised persons at marriage ceremonies.
Tells HM Passport Office staff what to do if we issue a passport with an error.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with passport applications when the customer has a change of name.
Tells HM Passport Office staff about passport applications from customers in the UK and overseas who ask for additional (more than 1) passports.
How to apply for your child’s first British passport if your child was born after you were granted indefinite leave to remain under the EU Settlement Scheme.
Leaflet explaining in simple steps how to apply online for your first passport, if you are applying as an adult.
How to get a UK passport for your child if they were born through surrogacy.
Guidance on how to sign your new passport.
Tells HM Passport Office staff about the quality, style and appearance required of passport photographs.
If you were adopted, you can add your name and contact wishes to the register.
This document tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with applications completed and consented to by third parties.
Guidance notes to fill in form CR - part 2
Tells HMPO staff how to process passport applications for customers who urgently need a passport for urgent government business or compassionate reasons.
Immigration staff guidance on inviting applicants to volunteer evidence to demonstrate a biological relationship.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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