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
Published 30 March 2021 Last updated 10 December 2024 +show all updates
This guidance has been updated to show the design of the standard blue passport books has changed to show His Majesty, 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.
