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This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff what a Home Office status letter is and describes how to deal with one sent as a supporting document in a passport application.
Published 13 January 2012 Last updated 28 September 2022 +show all updates
Accessible version added.
Updated version of the guidance with new instructions on when a status letter can and cannot be accepted for passport purposes and how to refer a status letter that may have been issued in error.
