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If you're not satisfied with the service received when applying for a passport or dealing with the General Register Office, you can make a complaint by phone or email, or in writing.
Help completing the passport application form from outside the UK.
Use this form to apply in advance for a passport using your new name.
If you were adopted you can access your birth records or get on the Adoption Contact Register to find birth relatives - how to apply, forms and information for birth relatives
How your personal information is used in His Majesty's Passport Office (HMPO).
A list of premises that have been approved for civil marriages and civil partnerships in England and Wales.
Credit/debit card payment authorisation form for overseas passports to print out and complete.
This guide explains what civil registration records you can order from the General Register Office, and how to order and pay for them.
A list of the supporting documents you need to provide when applying for a passport from outside the UK.
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