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Tuesday 21st December 2004
Since 1 January 2005, the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2000 now gives you the right to request any information held by the UKPS, or any other public body. We will respond to your request within 20 working days. Most documented information will be eligible for release, expect that which falls under...
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Wednesday 13th October 2004 Britain´s wartime generation are set to receive free passports from next week, the Home Secretary, David Blunkett, announced today.
In recognition of the sacrifices made by World War II veterans and civilians, every British Citizen born on or before 2 September 1929 will, from this Monday, no longer...
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Thursday 7th October 2004
From 26 October 2004, if you are planning a trip to the US, make sure that you and your children each have your own machine-readable passport.
From this date British visitors travelling to the USA under the Visa Waiver Programme (VWP) must have their own machine-readable passport. Anyone without their...
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Tuesday 4th May 2004
As of 4 May 2004, anyone born on or after 1 January 1983 who is applying for a UK passport for the first time will have to provide their full birth certificate, which includes details of parentage, to prove identity and nationality. The move is one of several recent initiatives to improve passport security...
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Tuesday 9th March 2004
Since early this year, World War II veterans who want to travel to France for the anniversary of the D-Day landings can apply for free one-year passports through their veterans´ organisations. Veterans, their spouses, war widows and widowers will all be eligible for the special passports, which are...
