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Urgent government business or compassionate reasons: how to deal with requests

Tells HMPO staff how to deal with requests from a customer who urgently needneeds a passport for urgent government business or compassionate reasons

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HM Passport Office
Published
21 February 2025
Last updated
1924 SeptemberOctober 2025 — See all updates

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This guidance tells His Majesty’s Passport Office staff how to deal with requests from a customer who urgently need a passport for urgent government business or compassionate reasons.

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Published 21 February 2025
Last updated 1924 SeptemberOctober 2025 + show all updates

  1. Published version 10.0. A full list of changes is in the guide.

  2. Updated guidance: a full list of changes can be found in the guide.

  3. Updated to the latest version of the guidance.

  4. First published.

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Update history

2026-02-11 12:32
Guidance updated throughout.

2025-10-24 16:16
Published version 10.0. A full list of changes is in the guide.

2025-09-19 16:20
Updated guidance: a full list of changes can be found in the guide.

2025-05-09 13:53
Updated to the latest version of the guidance.

2025-02-21 16:51
First published.