Guidance
EU Settlement Scheme: passport staff guidance
Tells HM Passport Office staff about the EU Settlement Scheme and how to deal with passport applications for affected children.
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This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with passport applications for children born both:
- on or after 28 August 2018 in the UK mainland and Crown Dependencies
- to a national of the EU, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein with status under the EU Settlement Scheme
Updates to this page
Published 22 November 2023
Last updated 20 February 2025
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Replaced guidance, changes throughout.
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First published.
Update history
2026-08-20 17:26
This guidance has been updated in section How the EUSS affects passport applications, to clarify when examiners can search for a parent’s EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) record using UK Visa and Immigration’s Atlas system and to check for outdated links.
2025-02-20 09:11
Replaced guidance, changes throughout.
2023-11-22 09:34
First published.
Details
This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with passport applications for children born both:
- on or after 28 August 2018 in the UK mainland and Crown Dependencies
- to a national of the EU, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein with status under the EU Settlement Scheme
Updates to this page
Published 22 November 2023
Last updated 20 February 2025
+ show all updates
-
Replaced guidance, changes throughout.
-
First published.
Update history
2026-08-20 17:26
This guidance has been updated in section How the EUSS affects passport applications, to clarify when examiners can search for a parent’s EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) record using UK Visa and Immigration’s Atlas system and to check for outdated links.
2025-02-20 09:11
Replaced guidance, changes throughout.
2023-11-22 09:34
First published.
Details
This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with passport applications for children born both:
- on or after 28 August 2018 in the UK mainland and Crown Dependencies
- to a national of the EU, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein with status under the EU Settlement Scheme
Updates to this page
Published 22 November 2023Last updated 20 February 2025 + show all updates
-
Replaced guidance, changes throughout.
-
First published.
Update history
2026-08-20 17:26
This guidance has been updated in section How the EUSS affects passport applications, to clarify when examiners can search for a parent’s EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) record using UK Visa and Immigration’s Atlas system and to check for outdated links.
2025-02-20 09:11
Replaced guidance, changes throughout.
2023-11-22 09:34
First published.