Guidance

Lost, stolen and recovered passports: examiner guidance

Guidance for staff on dealing with applications to replace passports that have been reported lost or stolen.

From:
HM Passport Office
Published
25 May 2011
Last updated
28 September 2022 — See all updates

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How to replace lost, stolen and recovered passports (accessible)

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How to replace lost, stolen and recovered passports

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This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff on how to deal with:

  • passport applications to replace a passport a customer has reported as lost or stolen
  • a passport a customer had previously declared lost or stolen but has now found (known as a recovered passport)
Published 25 May 2011
Last updated 28 September 2022 + show all updates

  1. Accessible version added.

  2. Updated guidance and renamed to 'Lost, stolen and recovered passports: examiner guidance'.

  3. First published.