UKVI identity standards: caseworker guidance

This guidance tells you about the identity requirements which must be met by a person during their immigration and citizenship journey.
This guidance is for:
immigration, nationality and asylum decision makers and caseworkers
Entry Clearance Decision Makers (ECDM), also referred to as Entry Clearance Officers (ECO)
any official making a decision on behalf of the Secretary of State
The identity requirements described in this guidance do not apply to British citizens or to other British nationals by descent.