29 may 2020 updated section on applying for a british.
Home office gov uk passport. Becoming a citizen life in the uk test and getting a passport. Includes tax state pension benefits and uk government services abroad. If you are looking to renew a uk passport this will be your helpful guide the most effective. Eligibility fees applying renewing and updating.
Passports travel and living abroad. Renew replace or apply for an adult or child british passport if you re living abroad or working overseas forms prices how long it takes. The first duty of the government is to keep citizens safe and the country secure. Citizenship and living in the uk.
Hm passport office is the sole issuer of uk passports and responsible for civil registration services through the general register office. This includes england wales scotland and northern ireland. Uk passport services are available to any residence and citizen of the great britain region. It costs 75 50 to renew or replace your passport if you apply online or 85 if you fill out a paper form.
The identity and passport service was established on 1 april 2006 following the passing of the identity cards act 2006 which merged the uk passport service with the home office s identity cards programme to form the new executive agency. Taqi arrived in the uk in december 1992 for the wedding of his sister shortly after the outbreak. Hm passport office is part of the home office. Charities volunteering and honours.
In november 2018 an immigration judge ruled that his passport was in possession of the home office. Updated information if you are outside the uk getting your documents and for british nationals abroad who need to apply for a passport. As such the home office plays a. The home office has been at the front line of this endeavour since 1782.