Originally Posted by
Thomathy
Interesting, thank you. I think a pen signature a very untidy thing to have on such an important document.
But I suppose there will be a new passport design along again shortly, so who knows what may happen…
The design that came in earlier this year is supposed to hold for 5 years (though I can see why you think there may be another one sooner), as a security measure UK passports are reformatted at that interval. The pen signature can of course be compared to the signature sent in on the passport application form.....