Guidance

Place and country of birth

Guidance for staff about the customer’s place and country of birth and how they must be shown on the passport and in our records.

From:
HM Passport Office
Published
17 June 2021
Last updated
2926 SeptemberOctober 2022 — See all updates

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This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff dealing with passport applications:

  • how the customer’s place and country of birth is part of their identity
  • the customer’s place and country of birth affects their nationality
  • how the customer’s place and country of birth may affect their entitlement
  • the impact place and country of birth may have on a vulnerability
  • how the customer’s place and country of birth may affect consent for a passport
  • about the importance of the name of the place and country of birth, and how to correctly record them
  • what documents a customer must send us, as evidence of their place and country of birth
  • how and when you must make changes to the customer’s place and country of birth
Published 17 June 2021
Last updated 2926 SeptemberOctober 2022 + show all updates

  1. Added version 18.0 of guidance.

  2. Accessible version added.

  3. First published.