Malaysia: Knowledge Base profile
This document contains information about Malaysia to help His Majesty’s Passport Office staff process passport applications.
- From:
- HM Passport Office
- Published
- 19 July 2024
- Last updated
- 22 October 2025 — See all updates
Documents
Details
This document includes information about:
- names
- nationality
- legitimacy and parental responsibility
- adoption
- surrogacy
- civil partnerships and marriage
- documents from Malaysia
Updates to this page
Published 19 July 2024
Last updated 22 October 2025
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Updated with further information on Malaysia naming conventions.
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First published.
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Update history
2026-10-02 09:00
This document has been updated with in the Legitimacy and parental responsibility section to add information about parental responsibility in Malaysia. And 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, Identity documents section, to explain that to remain legally compliant in Malaysia, foreign nationals must always have valid identity documents with them.
2025-10-22 16:58
Updated with further information on Malaysia naming conventions.
2024-07-19 10:09
First published.
Details
This document includes information about:
- names
- nationality
- legitimacy and parental responsibility
- adoption
- surrogacy
- civil partnerships and marriage
- documents from Malaysia
Updates to this page
-
Updated with further information on Malaysia naming conventions.
-
First published.
Sign up for emails or print this page
Update history
2026-10-02 09:00
This document has been updated with in the Legitimacy and parental responsibility section to add information about parental responsibility in Malaysia. And 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, Identity documents section, to explain that to remain legally compliant in Malaysia, foreign nationals must always have valid identity documents with them.
2025-10-22 16:58
Updated with further information on Malaysia naming conventions.
2024-07-19 10:09
First published.