Restricted validity passports: caseworker guidance
Tells HM Passport Office staff about the process for issuing restricted validity passports.
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This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff about passport validity, when we will issue a passport with restricted validity, and how to process an application when the customer sends us a restricted validity passport.
Updates to this page
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Changes to the guidance can be found within the 'Changes from last version of this guidance' within the document.
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This guidance has been updated to tell DAP (Digital Application Processing) examiners issuing a restricted validity (RV) passport to add an OBTU observation to the passport and to send the customer a letter 101 using Comms Builder.
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Updated to show when the Counter Fraud team will ask Enhanced Application Checking to issue a restricted validity passport (in the Restricted validity passports section).
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Accessible version added.
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Updated guidance.
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First published.