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What to do with a passport when the passport holder has died

How to send a deceased person's passport back to His Majesty's Passport Office (HMPO).

• From: HM Passport Office
• Published: 1 April 2013
• Last updated: 20 January 2023
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  1. 20 January 2023

     Updated references to 'Her Majesty's Passport Office' to 'His Majesty's Passport Office'.

  2. 20 July 2021

     Accessible OpenDocument Text versions of forms uploaded.

  3. 26 October 2018

     Application forms updated.

  4. 1 April 2013

     First published.

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What to do with a passport when the passport holder has died

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Advice about what to do with a passport when the holder has died and the form to send to HMPO with the passport.