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Acceptable UK passport photograph standards.
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.
General advice for social services departments making passport applications on behalf of children subject to care or supervision orders.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with applications to replace passports that have been reported lost or stolen.
How to use the General Register Office to find death certificates when researching your family tree and family history.
How to use the General Register Office to find marriage certificates when researching your family tree and family history.
How to get a UK passport for your child if they were born through surrogacy.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with malicious lost and stolen passport reports.
Explains the roles and responsibilities of authorised persons at marriage ceremonies.
HM Passport Office guidelines for photographers and photographic studios producing photos for UK passports.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with passport applications for customers that hold British citizenship.
Tells HM Passport Office staff about passport applications from customers in the UK and overseas who ask for additional (more than 1) passports.
An example of a supporting letter to include with your collective passport application.
Tells HM Passport Office staff about the legal definitions of ‘parent’ when establishing British nationality claims for UK and overseas applications.
This template can be used for checking photographs for all passport applicants aged 6 and over.
Tells HM Passport Office staff who can confirm a customer’s identity and how they do this.
This booklet provides guidance to members of the clergy on their role and responsibilities during burials, baptisms and marriages.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with passport applications when the customer has a change of name.
Use this guide to help you apply for a British National Overseas (BNO) passport from Hong Kong.
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.
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