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This document includes guidance on first-time applicants, renewals, parental responsibility, court orders and loco parentis.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to process notifications and cancel passports held by persons who have not paid child maintenance.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with applications from customers who cannot sign their passports when they receive it.
This document contains information about Croatia to help HM Passport Office staff process passport applications.
This document tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with applications completed and consented to by third parties.
This document contains information about Bosnia and Herzegovina to help HM Passport Office staff process passport applications.
This guidance is for HM Passport Office staff dealing with live passport applications (or recently issued passports).
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 about names that cannot be used in passports.
Tells HM Passport Office staff what happens when a customer decides to take legal action that relates to their passport or passport application.
HM Passport Office guidance on how to deal with an application for a child in the care of the local authorities.
This document contains information about Thailand to help HM Passport Office staff process passport applications.
This document contains useful information about United States which will assist HM Passport Office staff process passport applications.
This document tells HM Passport Office staff about the immigration permissions customers need to live in the UK.
This guidance tells HM Passport office staff about sign after receipt passports.
This document contains information about Egypt to help HM Passport Office staff process passport applications.
This document contains information about Germany to help HM Passport Office staff process passport applications.
Tells HM Passport Office staff about the legal definitions of ‘parent’ when establishing British nationality claims for UK and overseas applications.
This document contains information about Ireland to help HM Passport Office staff process passport applications.
This document contains information about Isle of Man to help HM Passport Office staff process passport applications.
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