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Brazil: Knowledge Base profile

This document contains information about Brazil to help HM Passport Office staff process passport applications.

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HM Passport Office
Published
25 March 2025
Last updated
10 October 2025 — See all updates

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Brazil: Knowledge Base profile

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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 responsibility
  • adoption
  • surrogacy
  • gender recognition
  • civil partnerships and marriage
  • documents from Brazil

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Published 25 March 2025
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  1. The knowledge base profile has been updated to tell examiners a customer’s surname consists of the mother’s second surname followed by the father’s second surname.

  2. First published.

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Update history

2026-07-31 11:01
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.

2025-10-10 15:59
The knowledge base profile has been updated to tell examiners a customer’s surname consists of the mother’s second surname followed by the father’s second surname.

2025-03-25 14:26
First published.