Hm Passport Office
October 26
14:00
2022
Details
This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff how to assess British machine readable passports for damage, wear and tear or fraudulent tampering and how to handle applications to replace these passports. Machine readable passports have a burgundy or dark blue (soft) cover.
This guidance does not cover Old Blue (hardback style) passports.
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