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Tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with passport applications when the customer has a change of name.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with passport applications for customers that hold British citizenship.
Immigration staff guidance on inviting applicants to volunteer evidence to demonstrate a biological relationship.
This guidance from the Registrar General explains the process for approving premises as venues for civil marriages and partnerships.
Guidance notes to fill in form CR - part 2
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with passport applications where the name a customer applies in does not match the name on their foreign documents.
Leaflet explaining in simple steps how to apply online for your first passport, if you are applying as an adult.
This guidance tells HM Passport Office operational staff what the mother and baby institutions, Magdalene Laundries and workhouses in Northern Ireland were.
Tells HM Passport Office staff about withdrawing passport applications.
Tells HM Passport Office staff about the customer’s place and country of birth and how they must be shown on the passport and in our records.
This document tells HM Passport Office staff what information we need about a customer’s parents and grandparents and what to do if information is missing.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to process passport applications for customers who hold British national (overseas) citizenship.
Tells HM Passport Office staff about people who hold dual nationality.
Tells HM Passport Office staff about the British overseas territories citizen (BOTC) nationality status and how to deal with BOTC passport applications.
Guidance for His Majesty's Passport Office operational staff on how to check, add and record titles and observations on a passport.
Tells HM Passport Office staff about our names policy.
An example of a supporting letter to include with your collective passport application.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with a passport application for a customer whose claim is through a European Economic Area national who exercised Treaty rights.
This guidance is for HM Passport Office staff based in Newport, who deal with Welsh language Digital Fast Track and Premium service passport applications.
This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff when to ask for extra authorisation from another person or organisation before we issue a passport.
Do not include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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