Name related case notes: caseworker guidance
Tells HM Passport Office staff about name related case notes and name related automatic case notes that the system adds automatically.
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This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff:
- what they must include in their case notes about the customer’s name
- how to make sure the Application Management System adds the correct case notes and passport notes
Updates to this page
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This guidance has been updated in the section 'Case notes: change of name' to remove a reference to the Application Management System (AMS) and throughout with formatting changes and to reduce the number of references to Digital Application Processing (DAP).
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Guidance has been updated to make minor terminology changes and remove references to Application Management System (AMS).
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Updated to tell staff how to case note when the customer has more than one previous name, a change of name or a different spelling of their name; and to tell examiners how to case note name differences and changes and what to case note when a customer must attend an interview.
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First published.
Update history
2026-08-21 12:45
This guidance has been updated in the section ‘Case notes: change of name’ to remove a reference to the Application Management System (AMS) and throughout with formatting changes and to reduce the number of references to Digital Application Processing (DAP).
2025-11-21 16:10
Guidance has been updated to make minor terminology changes and remove references to Application Management System (AMS).
2025-04-02 09:30
Updated to tell staff how to case note when the customer has more than one previous name, a change of name or a different spelling of their name; and to tell examiners how to case note name differences and changes and what to case note when a customer must attend an interview.
2023-06-23 10:49
First published.