Passports: Applications

(asked on 21st May 2018) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of first-time Passport applicants were required to attend an interview in each of the last three years.


Answered by
Caroline Nokes Portrait
Caroline Nokes
This question was answered on 24th May 2018

The table below shows proportions of UK based First Time Adult (FTA) customers attending interview over the last 3 years. However, not all FTA, for example HM Forces service personnel serving in the UK and overseas are required to attend an interview.

Year

Number of UK First Time Adult Applications

Number of UK First Time Adult Interviews

Proportion of UK FTA Intake to Interviews

2015

286,640

222,264

78%

2016

325,793

244,555

75%

2017

293,647

177,540

60%

The reduction in the 2017 proportions being interviewed is due to the option for individuals applying for citizenship to opt for the Joint Citizenship and Passport Application Process (JCAP).

HM Passport Office does not require FTA customers using JCAP to attend an interview as identity is confirmed through the naturalisation process.

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