Overview
- The Home Office says the first passports bearing the King’s Coat of Arms will be issued from December 2025 in a full design refresh.
- Inside pages will depict four UNESCO‑recognized landscapes representing the UK’s nations: Ben Nevis, the Lake District, Three Cliffs Bay and the Giant’s Causeway.
- The government claims the document is the most secure British passport yet, adding new holographic and translucent elements to deter forgery and speed verification.
- Passports featuring Queen Elizabeth II’s coat of arms remain valid until their printed expiry, and travelers are urged to check validity and apply in good time.
- Officials describe this as the first wholly new design since 2020, noting HM Passport Office issued over 3.8 million passports in the first half of 2025 with 99.7% processed within three weeks.