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Change description : 2025-07-17 13:17:00: Published version 20.0 of the confirming identity checks guidance. A full list of changes can be found in the guide. [Guidance and regulation]

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Guidance

Confirming identity checks

Tells HM Passport Office staff about the identity checks they must do on passport applications from the United Kingdom and overseas.

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HM Passport Office
Published
25 September 2024
Last updated
17 July 2025 — See all updates

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Confirming identity checks

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This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff about the identity checks they must do on passport applications from the United Kingdom and overseas.

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Published 25 September 2024
Last updated 17 July 2025 href="#full-history">+ show all updates

  1. Published version 20.0 of the confirming identity checks guidance. A full list of changes can be found in the guide.

  2. First published.

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Update history

2026-05-18 10:43
Updated with minor formatting changes.

2025-07-17 13:17
Published version 20.0 of the confirming identity checks guidance. A full list of changes can be found in the guide.

2024-09-25 08:54
First published.