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Change description : 2025-12-01 00:01:00: Updated guidance to include the new series D passport design introduced in 2025. [Guidance and regulation]

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Guidance

Basic passport checks

To be used when checking passports for identification.

From:
HM Passport Office
Published
9 February 2011
Last updated
191 MayDecember 20222025 — See all updates

Applies to England and Wales

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This document is to be used when checking passports for identification.

It covers the important information of what to expect, plus additional notes for the 1988, 1998, 2006, 20102010, 2015, 2020 and 20152025 versions of the UK passport.

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Published 9 February 2011
Last updated 191 MayDecember 2022 + show2025 href="#full-history">+ show all updates

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Update history

2025-12-01 00:01
Updated guidance to include the new series D passport design introduced in 2025.

2022-05-19 11:51
Accessible HTML version added.