CHANGE OF DETAILS TO BRITISH PASSPORT AUTHORISATION LETTER REQUIREMENTS

In order for a person other than yourself to collect your new passport on your behalf and lodge all of your application documents, a letter of authorisation needs to be provided.

Alongside all of your other documents which support and uphold your passport application, when applying through our agency, Rapid British Passports, the authorisation letter must also be included.

After filling out the order form you will receive a template that we have prepared for you to make the process easier.

The authorisation letter contains

Remember to address your letter of authorisation to His Majesty's Passport Office and to include:

Your personal information:

• Your name (s), including first name, middle names and surname.
• Your handwritten signature and the date you signed the form

Agency information, Rapid British Passports:

• The official title of the agency
• The official contact details of the agency
• The first name and surname of the agent at Rapid British Passports who will lodge your application documents and go to pick up your passport when it is ready for collection.
• The official, handwritten signature of the same agent

As is standard, for verification purposes your Rapid British Passports' agent must show photographic proof of their identity.

The statement:

“This is to certify that I ....................................................... (applicant's name) authorise my agent, whose signature is verified below, to lodge my application for a ………………. passport and to collect my new passport on my behalf.”