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Tells HM Passport Office staff how to show uncommon names in passports.
Comparisons on passport fees around the world, including price and validity for both adult and child passports.
Tells HM Passport Office staff about names that cannot be used in passports.
This document tells HM Passport Office staff how to process a passport application to renew or replace an old blue passport.
This guidance is for HM Passport Office staff dealing with live passport applications (or recently issued passports).
Guidance for HM Passport Office staff on delivery and collection of passports and supporting documents.
This guidance is for HM Passport Office staff.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with passport applications for customers who hold British overseas citizen status.
Tells HM Passport Office staff what a concessionary passport is and who can get one.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to check a person’s signature is genuine if we do not hold a record of their signature on main index.
His Majesty’s Passport Office guidance on how to deal with passport photos and customer names that may be subject to copyright or trademark legislation.
Tells HM Passport Office staff what to do when customers tell us about the death of a passport holder.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how customers apply for a passport online using Digital Customer Services.
Tells HM Passport Office staff about documents the Home Office issue.
This document contains information about Japan to help His Majesty’s Passport Office staff process passport applications.
This document contains information about Nigeria to help HM Passport Office staff process passport applications.
Tells HM Passport Office staff what to do if we need parental consent for a minor’s application and identify a safeguarding issue.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with passport applications when the customer’s signature does not match their name.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with an application if a customer cannot send us the supporting documents we need to prove their identity, entitlement and British nationality.
Guidance for HM Passport Office staff on how to deal with applications involving surrogacy (a type of assisted reproduction).
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