Your-Complete-Guide-to-a-British-Passport (1)
                     Youí Complєťє “uidє 
ťo a Bíiťisk Passpoíť
Planning youí next jouíney? A Bíitish passpoít is moíe than just 
a document; it's youí píoof of identity and citizenship, enabling 
you to tíavel the woíld. This guide coveís eveíything you need 
to know, fíom eligibility to application steps.
EligibiliťQ: Bíiťisk 
NaťionaliťQ is NєQ
Bíiťisk NaťionaliťQ Rєquiíєd
You must kold Bíitisk n3tion3litQ to 3pplQ roí 3 p3sspoít.
Ciťizєnskip Noť a “uaíanťєє
Pgíson3l ciícumst3ncgs, likg b3il conditions, 3íg 3ssgssgd.
“ovєínmєnť PíopєíťQ
Youí p3sspoít ígm3ins tkg píopgítQ or tkg UN “ovgínmgnt 
3nd c3n bg witkdí3wn.
Bєcoming a Bíiťisk Ciťizєn: 
Naťuíalisaťion
RєsidєncQ
Ḻivgd in tkg UN roí 6+ Qg3ís, g…gícising "Tíg3tQ Rigkts" (woíking, sglr-gmploQgd, 
oí studgnt).
Tєsťs
P3ss tkg "Ḻirg in tkg UN Tgst" 3nd 3n 3ppíovgd Englisk 
Ḻ3ngu3gg Tgst.
“ood Ckaíacťєí
No ígcgnt/sgíious cíimin3l convictions, b3nkíuptcQ, oí  3ssoci3tion witk 'b3d ck3í3ctgí'.
Oncg Qou'vg succgssrullQ obt3ingd Kíiťisk ciťizsnskip, Qou'íg íg3dQ to píocggd witk Qouí 
p3sspoít 3pplic3tion.
Passpoíť Applicaťion 
TQpєs
Fiísť-Timє Applicanťs Rєnєwals
Ngvgí kgld 3 Kíiťisk passpoíť. Rgquiígs oíigin3l P3sspoít ng3íing g…piíQ oí g…piígd witkin 10 Qg3ís. 
documgnts likg biítk cgítiric3tg oí n3tuí3lis3tion “gngí3llQ simplgí, ígquiíing old p3sspoít, ngw pkotos, 
cgítiric3tg. Ovgí 16s m3Q k3vg 3n idgntitQ vgíiric3tion 3nd roím. Includg n3mg ck3ngg documgnts ir 
intgívigw. 3pplic3blg.
Rєplacєmєnťs Ckildíєn Undєí 16
Foí lost oí stolgn p3sspoíts. Must bg ígpoítgd P3ígnts oí lgg3l gu3ídi3ns must 3pplQ. Ckild 
immgdi3tglQ to HM P3sspoít Orricg. Bg íg3dQ to g… p3sspoíts l3st rivg Qg3ís. EvgíQ ckild nggds tkgií 
pl3in ciícumst3ncgs roí sgcuíitQ ckgcks. own p3sspoít roí intgín3tion3l tí3vgl.
Youí Sťєp-bQ-Sťєp Passpoíť 
JouínєQ
Ckoosє Mєťkod
ApplQ onling roí spggd oí usg 3 p3pgí roím ríom tkg 
Post Orricg.
Píєpaíє Documєnťs
“3tkgí  3ll oíigin3l documgnts: píoor or citizgnskip, idgntitQ, 3nd 3nQ n3mg ck3ngg cgítiric3tgs. Copigs 3íg 
ggngí3llQ not 3ccgptgd.
Complєťє Foím
Fill in gvgíQ dgt3il 3ccuí3tglQ. Doublg-ckgck roí mist3kgs to 3void dgl3Qs.
Submiť Pkoťos
Pkotos must mggt stíict govgínmgnt íulgs: ígcgnt, p3sspoít-sizgd, clg3í, pl3in 
b3ckgíound.
PaQ Fєє
Fggs v3íQ bQ p3sspoít tQpg 3nd mgtkod. Ensuíg g…3ct p3Qmgnt; no ígrunds roí c3ncgll3tions oí 
disqu3liric3tions.
Submiť Applicaťion
Onling submissions 3íg inst3nt. P3pgí roíms skould bg sgnt vi3 tí3ckgd m3il. Nggp Qouí 
ígrgígncg numbgí s3rg.
Rєfєíєєs and Inťєíviєws
Rєfєíєє Rєquiíєmєnťs IdєnťiťQ Inťєíviєw
Known you foí 2+ yeaís, confiíms photo, Bíitish citizen Oveí 16 and fiíst-time applicants may have a 
oveí 18 with cuííent Bíitish/Iíish passpoít. No 30-minute inteíview with IPS to píevent identity 
íelatives oí co- habitants. Confiíms via email (online) fíaud.
oí signs photo (papeí).
Tíacking, Timelines, 
and Costs
3 £94.&
£61.5A0dult Online Child Online
Cost roí 3 st3nd3íd Cost roí 3 st3nd3íd 
Weeks 34- p3gg 3dult 34- p3gg ckild 
p3sspoít onling. p3sspoít onling.
St3nd3íd 
F3pstí-otcí3gcsksi nsggí vtiimcggs  3íg 3v3il3blg roí ígngw3ls, ígpl3cgmgnts, 
3ndrí ocmkil dd opc3usmspgonítt s. Tí3ck Qouí 3pplic3tion onling. Dgl3Qs 
ortgn oícgccugíip dtu. g to incomplgtg roíms oí missing documgnts.
Youí Smooťk Paťk ťo a 
Bíiťisk Passpoíť
“gtting Qouí Bíitisk p3sspoít is 3 signiric3nt momgnt. BQ 
undgíst3nding tkg ígquiígmgnts roí Bíitisk n3tion3litQ, ckoosing 
tkg coíígct 3pplic3tion tQpg, g3tkgíing 3ll ngcgss3íQ documgnts, 
3nd c3ígrullQ rollowing tkgsg clg3í stgps, Qou'll n3vig3tg tkg 
píocgss witk g3sg. Soon, Qouí ngw p3sspoít will bg in k3nd, íg3dQ 
roí 3ll Qouí g…citing 3dvgntuígs!
E…pєíť Ḻєgal Rєnєw Passpoíť 
“uidancє Consulťanť