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Apply for a passport

What you need to send

You must send original documents, unless we ask
for a photocopy. Your application will be delayed if
you don’t send everything we need.

Applicant’s documents
How did you change your name?

I changed the spelling or order of

my first names, or dropped a first
name

Send the following:

old passport
full birth (civil and hospital) or adoption certificate
showing both the child’s and parents’ details
the passport used to enter the country from which you
are applying (if this applies)
full colour copy (every page including blank pages) of
any current or expired passports from other countries
that haven’t been cancelled

And 2 of the following from the last 12 months, that

shows you’re using your new name:
letter from your employer
driving licence

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medical card
letter from your local council or a government
department
national identity card (a colour photocopy will do)
voter’s card
visa or residence permit (a colour photocopy will do)

And if not already provided from the list above, send 1

of the following that shows your name and address
and/or residency, from the last 12 months:
letter from your employer
medical card
letter from your local council or a government
department
voter’s card
visa or residence permit (a colour photocopy will do)
education record for example a school report
immigration documents

I changed my name another way

Send the following:

old passport
full birth (civil and hospital) or adoption certificate
showing both the child’s and parents’ details
the passport used to enter the country from which you
are applying (if this applies)
full colour copy (every page including blank pages) of
any current or expired passports from other countries
that haven’t been cancelled

And 1 of the following that proves you changed your

name:

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marriage or civil partnership certificate

enrolled deed poll
change of name deed
statutory declaration
affidavit

And 1 of the following from the last 12 months, that

shows you’re using your new name:
letter from your employer
driving licence
medical card
letter from your local council or a government
department
national identity card (a colour photocopy will do)
voter’s card
visa or residence permit (a colour photocopy will do)

And if not already provided from the list above, send 1

of the following that shows your name and address
and/or residency, from the last 12 months:
letter from your employer
medical card
letter from your local council or a government
department
voter’s card
visa or residence permit (a colour photocopy will do)
education record for example a school report
immigration documents

If you’ve changed your name more than once, you’ll need

to send proof of every name change.

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Parents’ documents
Send either:
full birth or adoption certificates for both parents
(showing both the child’s and parents’ details)
naturalisation or registration certificates for both
parents

And you’ll also need to send the following:

parents’ marriage certificate

If any of the following apply, you need to send additional

documents
(https://www.passport.service.gov.uk/help/additional-
documents-guidance):

include a professional, or other title on your passport

apply for a British National Overseas (BNO) passport
apply for a first child passport under the EU
Settlement Scheme
apply for a passport under treaty rights
change your gender on your passport
get a first UK passport based on your parents’ Crown
or Community service
get a first UK passport if you were born abroad but
adopted in the UK before 1 January 1983
get a first UK passport if you were adopted abroad and
you haven’t naturalised or registered
get a first UK passport if you were born in the
Philippines, or your parents are married or divorced
and have links to the Philippines
apply for a first UK passport if you were born through
surrogacy

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apply for a British Protected Person passport

My documents aren’t in English or Welsh

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