What you need to do if your passport has been lost or stolen and you need to travel urgently - emergency travel document and replacement passport.
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Friday, 23 August 2019
How to register an overseas adoption in the Adopted Children Register.
Friday, 23 August 2019
Application form to get your birth certificate information from before your adoption, if you live in the UK.
Friday, 23 August 2019
Adoption contact register form - part 2
Friday, 09 August 2019
Check if you need to renew your passport before travelling to Europe if there's a no deal Brexit
Wednesday, 27 June 2018
Her Majesty’s Passport Office has teamed up with Action Fraud to raise awareness of the need to report lost and stolen passports.
Wednesday, 18 April 2018
Gemalto UK Ltd have been awarded the UK passport manufacturing and personalisation contract by Her Majesty’s Passport Office today.
Monday, 29 January 2018
The Home Office has outlined plans to introduce different passport fees for online and postal applications.
Friday, 22 December 2017
The cover of the UK passport will be returning to blue after the UK leaves the European Union, the Immigration Minister Brandon Lewis has announced.
Friday, 08 December 2017
Passport holders aged 16 years or over can now use the latest, most convenient way to renew their passport online, Her Majesty’s Passport Office announced today.
Tuesday, 21 March 2017
HM Passport Office has launched a new online passport renewal service as part of its drive to improve customer services.
Wednesday, 21 December 2016
Students and young people are being urged to leave their passports at home when socialising on nights out in a new drive to prevent identity fraud.
Wednesday, 21 December 2016
Students and young people are being urged to leave their passports at home when socialising on nights out in a new drive to prevent identity fraud.
Wednesday, 21 December 2016
Students and young people are being urged to leave their passports at home when socialising on nights out in a new drive to prevent identity fraud.
Friday, 02 September 2016
Robert Goodwill unveiled the new site, which is Her Majesty’s Passport Office’s largest office.
Tuesday, 03 November 2015
The latest design of the UK passport was unveiled today (Tuesday 3 November) by the Minister for Immigration, James Brokenshire, at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre.
Tuesday, 25 August 2015
This guide explains how you can request the cancellation of the passport of a child under 16 at risk of radicalisation.
Monday, 24 August 2015
The new Registrar General for England and Wales, Mark Thomson, was formally appointed today (24 August).
Tuesday, 17 March 2015
Mark Thomson has been appointed as the new Director General of Her Majesty’s Passport Office (HMPO).
Monday, 10 November 2014
Tyson Hepple has been appointed as the interim Director General of Her Majesty’s Passport Office
Monday, 13 October 2014
This written ministerial statement was laid on 13 October 2014 in the House of Commons by Theresa May and in the House of Lords by Lord Bates.
Tuesday, 22 July 2014
This written ministerial statement was laid in the House of Commons by James Brokenshire and in the House of Lords by Lord Taylor of Holbeach.
Thursday, 12 June 2014
The Home Secretary Theresa May today announced a series of additional measures to ensure people and families receive their passports in good time for their summer holidays.
Wednesday, 11 June 2014
Contingency plans in place to deal with 12-year high.
Wednesday, 11 June 2014
Contingency plans in place to deal with 12-year high.
Thursday, 13 March 2014
This ministerial statement was laid in the House of Commons by James Brokenshire on 13 March 2014.
Wednesday, 05 March 2014
Sarah Rapson has been confirmed as the UKVI’s Director General, while Paul Pugh has been appointed as HM Passport Office's Chief Executive.
Wednesday, 10 July 2013
HM Passport Office launches a campaign encouraging travellers to apply for passports in advance of their summer holiday to save money and avoid unwanted stress.
Monday, 13 May 2013
The agency for renewing passports is changing its name to reflect its changing role and official status.
Wednesday, 27 March 2013
GOV.UK is the new place for corporate and policy information from the Identity and Passport Service.
Monday, 25 March 2013
More than 1 million people left it until the 11th hour to apply for a passport last summer and risked missing out on summer holidays.
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