Passports

British Passports Technical Notice

What you need to know about travelling to EU countries with a British passport when the UK leaves the EU

Check a passport for travel to Europe

The Isle of Man Passport Office issues the Isle of Man variant of the British passport. The power to issue Isle of Man variant British passports is derived from the Royal Prerogative.

The Isle of Man Passport Office may issue an Isle of Man variant British Passport to:

• a British citizen or British subject resident in the Isle of Man at the time the application is made or
  
  
• a person who is born in the Isle of Man and who is resident in the United Kingdom at the time the application is made.

British citizens resident in the United Kingdom must apply to Her Majesty's Passport Office unless they were born on the Isle of Man.

Overseas applications

An applicant resident overseas must apply online through the overseas passport services of Her Majesty's Passport Office