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Tells HM Passport Office staff about the quality, style and appearance required of passport photographs.
Tells HMPO staff how to process passport applications for customers who urgently need a passport for urgent government business or compassionate reasons.
This template can be used for checking photographs for all passport applicants aged 6 and over.
Guidance on how to sign your new passport.
People ordering birth, death and marriage certificates were warned by the Registrar General today not to be fooled by unofficial websites, after an advertising watchdog investigation.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Leaflet explaining in simple steps how to apply online for your first passport, if you are applying as an adult.
Immigration staff guidance on inviting applicants to volunteer evidence to demonstrate a biological relationship.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with an application if a customer cannot send us the supporting documents we need to prove their identity, entitlement and British nationality.
An example of a supporting letter to include with your collective passport application.
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