This section provides details of the policies and guidance our staff follow with regard to the issuing of passports. We publish this information as part of our commitment to freedom of information. There are a few documents that we classify as restricted - this means that they contain sensitive information. In these circumstances we remove the sensitive information from the document or, on some occasions, we do not make the document available.
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Photographic standards
10 March 2010
Information regarding the quality, style and appearance required of passport photographs in order to meet the standard set by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and in what cases exceptions may be made.
Temporary passports
10 March 2010
Information on the circumstances in which the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) may issue a Temporary Passport and how these documents are handled by IPS.
Specimen passports
09 March 2010
Guidance on the issue of specimen (example) passports to other government departments or in a fictitious name for entertainment purposes, such as television, theatre or film.
Concessionary passports
09 March 2010
Information regarding the application of the scheme to grant free concessionary passports to all British Nationals who were born on or before 2 September 1929.
Restricted validity passports
09 March 2010
IPS issues passports to customers with a validity of 10 years, or 5 years in the case of minors. In order to facilitate urgent travel it is sometimes possible to issue passports of restricted validity in certain limited circumstances. This policy sets out the process for issuing such "restricted validity" passports.
Lost, stolen and recovered passports - examiner policy
08 March 2010
Process for reporting the loss or theft of a passport, applying for a new passport following loss or theft and information regarding passports which are recovered by IPS or a third party.
Travel restriction orders
08 March 2010
Guidance on the issue of travel restriction orders in relations to passport applications.
Damaged and faulty passports
08 March 2010
Process for handling applications accompanied by damaged passports and those where a passport appears to be faulty.
Lost, stolen and recovered passports - LSR team policy
08 March 2010
Further information regarding the process for reporting the loss or theft of a passport, applying for a new passport following loss or theft and information regarding passports which are recovered by IPS or a third party. This guidance is for the specific teams dealing exclusively with lost, stolen and recovered issues.
Identity cards for foreign nationals
08 March 2010
Information on the issue and use of identity cards issued to nationals of countries outside the European Economic Area who are granted leave to remain in the United Kingdom.
