On passports issued before the 29th of march.
Home office of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland. English news and press release on united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland about health protection and human rights refugees epidemic and more. Investment will protect air passenger flights for important routes between great britain and northern ireland. It was established by the acts of union 1800 which merged the kingdoms of great britain and ireland into a unified state. Northern ireland bt4 3sh united kingdom.
The home office ho is a ministerial department of her majesty s government of the united kingdom responsible for immigration security and law and order as such it is responsible for policing in england and wales fire and rescue services in england and visas and immigration and the security service mi5 it is also in charge of government policy on security related issues such as drugs. The chief mouser to the cabinet office is the title of the official resident cat of the prime minister of the united kingdom at 10 downing street there has been a resident cat in the english government employed as a mouser and pet since the 1500s although modern records date only to the 1920s. The biometric passport symbol appears at the bottom of the front cover. Uk visas and immigration is responsible for making millions of decisions every year about who has the right to visit or stay in the country with a firm emphasis on national security and a culture.
Northern ireland shares a land border with the republic of. The home office has been at the front line of this endeavour since 1782. The united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland commonly known as the united kingdom uk or u k or britain is a sovereign country located off the north western coast of the european mainland the united kingdom includes the island of great britain the north eastern part of the island of ireland and many smaller islands. As such the home office plays a fundamental role in the security and economic prosperity of the united kingdom.
The establishment of the irish free state in 1922 led to the country later being renamed to the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland in 1927 which. The request page made in the name of the secretary of state currently the secretary of state for foreign and commonwealth affairs is also identical to that of a british citizen passport. The united kingdom of great britain and ireland was a sovereign state that existed between 1801 and 1922. The machine readable zone starts with p gbr indicating the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland as the passport s issuing country.