Guidance

Home Office status letters

Guidance on what a status letter is and how to use status letters with passport applications.

• From: HM Passport Office
• Published: 13 January 2012
• Last updated: 8 April 2022 — See all updates

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Home Office status letters

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This guidance tells Her Majesty’s Passport Office staff what a Home Office status letter is and describes how to deal with one sent as a supporting document in a passport application.

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Published 13 January 2012
Last updated 8 April 2022 + show all updates

1. 8 April 2022

   Updated version of the guidance with new instructions on when a status letter can and cannot be accepted for passport purposes and how to refer a status letter that may have been issued in error.

2. 13 January 2012

   First published.