Types of British passports: caseworker guidance
Tells HM Passport Office staff about the different types of British passports they may receive as part of a passport application.
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This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff about the different types of British passports that customers send in as part of a passport application. It explains what the passports look like and some of their identifying features.
Updates to this page
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This guidance has been updated to show the design of the standard blue passport books has changed to show 鈥楬is Majesty鈥�, remove reference to specimen passports for entertainment purposes as HM Passport Office no longer provides this service, and align the terminology used for UK series C e-passport (blue e-passport) also known as new blue passports.
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Updated guidance
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Accessible version added.
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First published.