British passports issued for the Isle of Man are slightly different from regular United Kingdom passports. Passports printed from 5 April 2019 do not include the words 'European Union' on the front cover. The Isle of Man transitioned to issuing the new blue-covered passports in 2020. Because the Isle of Man is not part of the United Kingdom, its passports do not carry the words
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on the front cover, nor on the biodata page. In their place, they have the words
Isle of Man on the front cover and
British Islands - Isle of Man on the biodata page. Unusually, the words
European Union and
Isle of Man previously appeared together on Isle of Man British citizen passports, even though the territory of the Isle of Man
was not part of the European Union. This is because the bearer was perhaps a full British and European Union citizen, although
an endorsement may have applied in the case of some citizens. The request inside the passport's front cover "to allow the bearer to pass freely" and to give "such assistance and protection as may be necessary" is made by the
Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man. In United Kingdom passports, this request is issued in the name of "
His Britannic Majesty's Secretary of State". The request inside the passport's front cover reads: His Britannic Majesty's Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man requests and requires in the name of His Majesty all those whom it may concern to allow the bearer to pass freely without let or hindrance, and to afford the bearer such assistance and protection as may be necessary. The illustration shows the
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom, instead of
The Arms of His Majesty in Right of the Isle of Man. The
biometric passport symbol appears at the bottom of the front cover. The rear cover of the passport, as well as every page except for the identity information page, is embossed with the
floral emblems of
England (
Tudor rose),
Northern Ireland (
Shamrock),
Scotland (
Scottish thistle) and
Wales (
daffodil). The passport contains 34 pages, excluding the inside covers at the front and the back.
Identity information page The Manx passport includes the following data: • Photo of passport Holder • Type (P) • Code (GBR) • Passport No. • Surname (1) • Given names (2) • Nationality (3) • Date of birth (4) • Sex (5) • Place of birth (6) • Date of issue (7) • Authority (8) • Date of expiry (9) • Holder's signature (10) • Observations page (11) •
Machine-readable zone starting with P
Endorsements
Prior to the UK's withdrawal from the European Union, some passports issued by the Isle of Man Government had an endorsement included to the following effect: This appeared when a British citizen passport holder was born or naturalised in either the Isle of Man or the
Channel Islands and had no connection through residency (defined as five consecutive years) or descent (a UK-born parent or grandparent) to the United Kingdom. This endorsement results from Protocol 3 to the UK's Act of Accession to the European Community, which defined the
relationship between the Isle of Man and what became the European Union. The Protocol defined the term "Manxman" specifically to mean a person connected by birth or naturalisation with the Isle of Man who has no connection to the UK, which is different from the term's usual, wider meaning. The Protocol meant that those defined as Manxmen did not have a direct right to live and work freely in EU member states other than the UK, where they have a right to live and work freely under UK domestic law in common with other British citizens. ==Previous designs==