Overview

• New passports bearing His Majesty’s Coat of Arms will begin issuance in December 2025, the Home Office announced.
• Interior pages will feature Ben Nevis, the Lake District, Three Cliffs Bay and the Giant’s Causeway to represent the UK’s four nations.
• Officials describe the document as the most secure British passport yet, citing cutting-edge anti‑forgery technology with new holographic and translucent elements.
• Existing passports showing Queen Elizabeth II’s arms remain valid until their printed expiry dates.
• Migration and Citizenship Minister Mike Tapp calls the update a new era for the British passport, marking a full redesign not seen since 2020.