Guernsey - Modify Information in Passport

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Procedure

1. Complete the application form and submit it to the Passport office in Guernsey. Application forms come with detailed guidance notes which explain what sections of the form to complete. There is also information about passport photographs on the application form which must meet internationally agreed standards.
2. You will also need to submit your current or last passport and documentary evidence of your name change. If your appearance has not changed greatly since you obtained the passport you are submitting, you will not normally be required to obtain a counter signatory (a person who confirms that you are who you say you are)
3. When you apply, your current passport will be cancelled and a new standard 10-year passport will be issued. The Passport Office will credit your new passport with extra time (up to a maximum of 9 months).
4. If there are in your cancelled passport any unexpired visas of countries that you still wish to travel to, you will need to make enquiries with the relevant consular authority of the country concerned as to how the visa is affected.

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Required Documents

• You will need to submit your existing passport together with documentary evidence of your name change. The type of document will depend on the process by which you changed your name. This will normally be by marriage or deed poll.
• Original documents or certified copies issued by the relevant issuing authority must be produced.
• If you have changed your name more than once the Passport Office may ask to see evidence of all changes of name.

If you have gone back to your maiden (unmarried) name, you will need to provide:

• your birth certificate and marriage certificate or decree absolute if it shows the link between your present name and your maiden name
• a signed statement on your application form saying that you have gone back to your maiden name and that you will use this name for all purposes

Office Locations & Contacts

Immigration and Nationality Division

Guernsey Border Agency

New Jetty, White Rock,

St Peter Port, Guernsey,

GY1 2LL, Channel Islands

Tel: +44 1481 741420

Email: [email protected]

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Fees

Passports issued to persons aged 16 years or over - 72.50

• First time and renewal

Passports issued to persons aged under 16 years at the time of application - 46.00

• First time and renewal

Note:

• Payment can be made by credit card or debit card and by cheque:
  • Cheques should be made payable to "The States of Guernsey".
  • A 2% surcharge is added to credit card transactions.

Validity

Passports issued to persons aged 16 years or over - 10 years

Passports issued to persons aged under 16 years at the time of application - 5 years

• Up to nine months extra validity can be transferred to a new passport from a valid passport submitted for renewal.

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Instructions

The application Form A is used in applying for a new passport, which must be accompanied by new passport photographs.

Passport forms are not available for download online and must be filled in by hand.

You can pick up your form from one of the offices below:

Guernsey

The Passport Office, New Jetty, White Rock, St Peter Port, Guernsey, GY1 2LL

Telephone: 741410: Fax: 723442 E-mail: [email protected]

Office hours: Monday - Friday, 0845hrs - 1500hrs

• This is also the office where you apply for a British passport.

Alderney

The States Office, Island Hall, Royal Connaught Square, Alderney, GY9 3AA

Telephone: 822811 Fax: 822436

Sark

The Sark Greffe Office, La Chasse Marais, Sark, GY9 0SF

Telephone: 832012 Fax: 832622

• If you wish to received a copy of the form by post, you may contact Guernsey Passport Office by 'phone, fax or email to arrange one for you.

Required Information

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1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

Need for the Document

If for any reason you have changed your name, it is important that you replace your passport for one issued in your new name.

Information which might help

If you are about to get married and take your husband's name.

• If you are planning on travelling abroad immediately after the ceremony, the Passport Office recommend that you book your trip in your current name and wait until you return to amend your passport.

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External Links

• States of Guernsey Website: http://www.gov.gg/amendingyourpassport

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