Guidance

Dealing with customer documentsdocuments: caseworker guidance

InformationTells for HM Passport Office staff about handling supporting documents for British passport applications and when they can or cannot be accepted.

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Dealing with customer documents

Details

This guidance tells HM Passport Office (HMPO) guidance for staff on why customers must send documents to support their claim to a British passport.

It includes information on:

  • checking and recording documents

  • the types of documents that can be accepted

  • birth, adoption, naturalisation and registration documents

Updates to this page

Published 12 December 2022
Last updated 27 August 2024 + show all updates
  1. This guidance has been updated with formatting changes.

  2. First published.

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