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His Majesty’s Passport Office guidance explaining how we return customer’s documents to them when the application is still live.
Immigration staff guidance on inviting applicants to volunteer evidence to demonstrate a biological relationship.
Guidance notes to fill in form CR - part 2
If you were adopted, you can add your name and contact wishes to the register.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to check a damaged British passport received as a supporting document, and how to replace a damaged British passport.
This guidance from the Registrar General explains the process for approving premises as venues for civil marriages and partnerships.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to establish British nationality for people born abroad when their parent was in Crown, Designated or EU community service.
This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff when to ask for extra authorisation from another person or organisation before we issue a passport.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how adoption affects parental responsibility, nationality and passport applications.
Tells HM Passport Office staff about the evidence needed before changing an adult or child’s name on a passport.
Tells HM Passport Office staff about inviting customers to volunteer DNA evidence to support a biological relationship, during a UK or overseas British passport application.
Tells HM Passport Office staff about replacing documents that have been lost or damaged.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with naturalisation and registration certificates issued by UKVI for British passport applications.
Tells HM Passport Office staff about withdrawing passport applications.
Guidance on how to certify a building for religious worship and register it for the solemnisation of marriages.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with applications from customers who cannot sign their passports when they receive it.
Tells HM Passport Office staff about the British overseas territories citizen (BOTC) nationality status and how to deal with BOTC passport applications.
HM Passport Office guidance for dealing with applications when a parent appears to have diplomatic privileges at the time of their child’s birth.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with passport applications from members of the British Diplomatic Service and British Diplomatic Missions abroad.
Tells HM Passport Office staff about people who hold dual nationality.
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