Older passports will have UKPA on them (UK Passport Agency) and the new passports issuing authority is IPS (Identity and Passport Service).
Where is place of issue on UK passport?
Place of issue refers to the place of issue shown on your passport. There is no specific “Place of Issue” on the British passport, although there is “Authority”, which says IPS or Passport Agency depending on when your passport has been issued. IPS was the name used for the issuing agency before it was changed to HM Passport Office (HMPO). Ips office locations are mentioned at the end of this article.
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Also see – List of the passport place of issue offices and their respective two-digit codes
Types of British Passports and Issuing Authority
| Category | Issuing authority |
| British citizens | HM Passport Office (in UK) Civil Status and Registration Office (in Gibraltar) Individual Crown dependencie |
| British Overseas Territories Citizens of Gibraltar | CSRO (Gibraltar) |
| British Overseas Territories Citizens of other British Overseas Territories | Individual Overseas Territory HMPO |
| British Overseas citizens | HMPO |
| British subjects with right of abode in UK | HMPO |
| British subjects without right of abode in UK | HMPO |
| British protected persons | HMPO |
| British Nationals (Overseas) | HMPO |
Passports that are issued now has a chip which stores the holder’s details on the inside of the passport cover are not visible.
The IPS Office Locations are as follows
1 Inverness
2 Dundee
3 Glasgow
4 Edinburgh
5 Coleraine
6 Belfast
7 Carlisle
8 Durham
9 Southport
10 Blackburn
11 Leeds
12 Hull
13 Manchester
14 Liverpool
15 Sheffield
16 Wrexham
17 Derby
18 Aberystwyth
19 Birmingham
20 Leicester
21 Peterborough
22 Norwich
23 Warwick
24 Luton
25 Swansea
26 Newport
27 Bristol
28 Reading
29 London (Globe House)
30 London (Marsham Street)
31 Chelmsford
32 Yeovil
33 Portsmouth
34 Crawley
35 Maidstone
36 Newport, Isle of Wight
37 Plymouth
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what about passport country of issue? both are same or only city name is mentioned instead of country name.
Really hoping someone can help me (please!!!) I’m trying to get a visa for my wife to join me in UK. I got my UK passport from Australia because my father is English. I think I sent it to UK embassy? And it says IPS on it. The visa application has questions about my passport…
●place of issue
●Issuing Authority
If we get these wrong they could knock back the visa and there goes £2000 down the drain. Whats the place if I applied from Australia? And whats the authority? Thanks
I would consult an immigration lawyer – probably the safest way to do it. Best of luck.