Additional passports: caseworker guidance
Tells HM Passport Office staff about passport applications from customers in the UK and overseas who ask for additional (more than 1) passports.
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This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff how to process passport applications from customers in the UK or overseas who need additional (or second) passports because they:
- need to get visas to travel on business
- travel to incompatible countries (countries with political differences which may prevent travel between them)
- are frequent travellers
Updates to this page
Last updated
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This guidance has been updated to tell DAP (Digital Application Processing) examiners how to process applications for additional passports and ‘overlap’ customers, remove the RTL (return to legacy) instruction if a DAP examiner needs to amend the passport validity, and tell examiners how to deal with an overlap of an additional passport.
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This guidance has been updated to tell examiners how to deal with applications for additional passports for HM government staff.
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Updated to the latest version of the guidance.
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Accessible version added.
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Guidance updated to include applications from customers working in the haulage industry or food preparation, supply or distribution sector.
Update history
2026-10-01 16:12
This guidance has been updated in the section How customers can apply for an additional passport, to tell examiners that a member of the Armed Forces can apply for a first-time additional passport at the counter, if they have an urgent government business travel need and in the section When we will issue an additional or overlap passport, to create a new section called Additional passports: exceptional circumstances.
2025-11-18 15:14
Updated to remove reference to AMS (Application Management Service), correct links throughout and make minor terminology changes.
2025-05-09 16:29
Guidance updated to tell Digital Application Processing (DAP) national queue examiners they must not contact the customer to request a colour copy of every page of the passport, if the application was submitted at the counters using a priority service. Removed guidance relating to the Application Management System (AMS).
2024-08-13 09:12
This guidance has been updated to tell DAP (Digital Application Processing) examiners how to process applications for additional passports and ‘overlap’ customers, remove the RTL (return to legacy) instruction if a DAP examiner needs to amend the passport validity, and tell examiners how to deal with an overlap of an additional passport.
2023-08-29 15:20
This guidance has been updated to tell examiners how to deal with applications for additional passports for HM government staff.
2022-11-03 12:32
Updated to the latest version of the guidance.
2022-09-07 12:02
Accessible version added.