Guidance

Additional passports: caseworker guidance

Tells HM Passport Office staff about passport applications from customers in the UK and overseas who ask for additional (more than 1) passports.

• From: HM Passport Office
• Published: 18 March 2020
• Last updated: 13 August 2024 — See all updates

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This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff how to process passport applications from customers in the UK or overseas who need additional (or second) passports because they:

• need to get visas to travel on business
• travel to incompatible countries (countries with political differences which may prevent travel between them)
• are frequent travellers

Published 18 March 2020
Last updated 13 August 2024 + show all updates

1. 13 August 2024

   This guidance has been updated to tell DAP (Digital Application Processing) examiners how to process applications for additional passports and ‘overlap’ customers, remove the RTL (return to legacy) instruction if a DAP examiner needs to amend the passport validity, and tell examiners how to deal with an overlap of an additional passport.

2. 29 August 2023

   This guidance has been updated to tell examiners how to deal with applications for additional passports for HM government staff.

3. 3 November 2022

   Updated to the latest version of the guidance.

4. 7 September 2022

   Accessible version added.

5. 27 September 2021

   Guidance updated to include applications from customers working in the haulage industry or food preparation, supply or distribution sector.

6. 18 March 2020

   First published.