Guidance

Decide if an application is a UK or overseas submission: caseworker guidance

Tells HM Passport Office staff how to decide if an application is a United Kingdom or overseas application.

From:
HM Passport Office
Published
29 March 2021
Last updated
317 JulyNovember 2024 — See all updates

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Details

This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff, what we consider:

  • a UK application (submission)
  • an overseas application (submission)
  • why it’s important to correctly treat an application as a UK or overseas submission

It also tells staff what to consider when changing:

  • a UK submission to an overseas submission
  • an overseas submission to a UK submission

Updates to this page

Published 29 March 2021
Last updated 317 JulyNovember 2024 + show all updates

  1. This guidance has been updated to remove references to transferring an application from Digital Application Processing (DAP) to Application Management System (AMS).

  2. Added a link to confirming identity checks.

  3. Updated guidance published.

  4. Accessible version added.

  5. First published.

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