France: Knowledge Base profile
This document contains information about France to help HM Passport Office staff process passport applications.
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- 19 March 2024
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Knowledge Base is an information resource for HM Passport Office staff.
This document includes information about:
- names
- nationality
- legitimacy and parental responsibilities
- surrogacy
- documents from France
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Published 19 March 2024
Last updated 931 AprilJuly 2024
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Update history
2026-08-18 14:32
This Knowledge base profile has been updated in the Names section to show when HM Passport Office will add an observation to the British passport referencing the name shown in the customer’s foreign passport.
2026-03-23 11:29
Updated with minor formatting changes and in the Name alignment section to explain how usage names may appear in a France passport and to show a customer who has a ‘usage’, ‘spouse of’ or ‘widow of’ name mentioned in their France passport can apply for their British passport in their birth name.
2025-11-28 12:20
This document has been updated with minor formatting changes.
2025-07-31 16:32
Updated document to reflect the current gender recognition law in France and explain what a Multilingual Standard Form is and that HM Passport Office cannot accept them.
2024-04-09 15:28
This document has been updated with minor formatting changes.
2024-03-19 15:03
First published.
Details
Knowledge Base is an information resource for HM Passport Office staff.
This document includes information about:
- names
- nationality
- legitimacy and parental responsibilities
- surrogacy
- documents from France
Updates to this page
Published 19 March 2024
Last updated 931 AprilJuly 2024
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href="#full-history">+ show all updates
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Update history
2026-08-18 14:32
This Knowledge base profile has been updated in the Names section to show when HM Passport Office will add an observation to the British passport referencing the name shown in the customer’s foreign passport.
2026-03-23 11:29
Updated with minor formatting changes and in the Name alignment section to explain how usage names may appear in a France passport and to show a customer who has a ‘usage’, ‘spouse of’ or ‘widow of’ name mentioned in their France passport can apply for their British passport in their birth name.
2025-11-28 12:20
This document has been updated with minor formatting changes.
2025-07-31 16:32
Updated document to reflect the current gender recognition law in France and explain what a Multilingual Standard Form is and that HM Passport Office cannot accept them.
2024-04-09 15:28
This document has been updated with minor formatting changes.
2024-03-19 15:03
First published.
Details
Knowledge Base is an information resource for HM Passport Office staff.
This document includes information about:
- names
- nationality
- legitimacy and parental responsibilities
- surrogacy
- documents from France
Updates to this page
Sign up for emails or print this page
Update history
2026-08-18 14:32
This Knowledge base profile has been updated in the Names section to show when HM Passport Office will add an observation to the British passport referencing the name shown in the customer’s foreign passport.
2026-03-23 11:29
Updated with minor formatting changes and in the Name alignment section to explain how usage names may appear in a France passport and to show a customer who has a ‘usage’, ‘spouse of’ or ‘widow of’ name mentioned in their France passport can apply for their British passport in their birth name.
2025-11-28 12:20
This document has been updated with minor formatting changes.
2025-07-31 16:32
Updated document to reflect the current gender recognition law in France and explain what a Multilingual Standard Form is and that HM Passport Office cannot accept them.
2024-04-09 15:28
This document has been updated with minor formatting changes.
2024-03-19 15:03
First published.