Guidance: Observations in passports: caseworker guidance

Hm Passport Office

August 1

10:12 2024

This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff about passport observations, including:

Published 7 February 2012
Last updated 1 August 2024 +show all updates

1 August 2024
Guidance updated to remove the instruction to add the APC (Application Processing Centre) office in the restricted validity observation (OBTU).
1 December 2022
This version of the guidance has been updated to reflect the change in our sovereign from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to His Majesty King Charles III. Also the observations needed for standard passports issued to diplomatic staff and their families have changed and Kings Messenger service passports have changed and a new one has been added.
6 October 2022
Accessible version added.
9 February 2021
Guidance updated with formatting changes throughout.
7 February 2012
First published.