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Naturalisation and registration certificates: caseworker guidance

Tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with naturalisation and registration certificates issued by UKVI for British passport applications.

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This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff when customers must send naturalisation or registration certificates to support their claim to a British passport and how to progress an application.

It includes information on:

  • endorsements
  • changes in customer바카라 사이트™s personal details
  • when, why and how to check a customer바카라 사이트™s nationality certificate with UK Visa and Immigration바카라 사이트™s (UKVI) systems
  • querying a nationality certificate with UKVI
  • recording a customer바카라 사이트™s naturalisation or registration certificate

Updates to this page

Published 12 December 2022
Last updated 19 February 2025 show all updates
  1. This guidance has been updated and full list of changes can be found in the guide.

  2. First published.

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