Afghanistan: Knowledge Base profile
This document contains information about Afghanistan to help HM Passport Office staff process passport applications.
- From:
- HM Passport Office
- Published
- 1 May 2024
- Last updated
- 12 March 2026 — See all updates
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This document contains useful information about Afghanistan which will assist HM Passport Office staff process passport applications.
This document includes information about:
- names
- nationality
- legitimacy
- adoption
- surrogacy
- gender recognition
- civil partnerships and marriage
- documents from Afghanistan
Updates to this page
Published 1 May 2024
Last updated 12 March 2026
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Updated the information about parental responsibility in Afghanistan.
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First published.
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Update history
2026-07-02 16:48
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.
2026-06-17 12:27
Update to Names section
2026-03-12 16:53
Updated the information about parental responsibility in Afghanistan.
2024-05-01 16:36
First published.
Details
This document contains useful information about Afghanistan which will assist HM Passport Office staff process passport applications.
This document includes information about:
- names
- nationality
- legitimacy
- adoption
- surrogacy
- gender recognition
- civil partnerships and marriage
- documents from Afghanistan
Updates to this page
-
Updated the information about parental responsibility in Afghanistan.
-
First published.
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Update history
2026-07-02 16:48
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.
2026-06-17 12:27
Update to Names section
2026-03-12 16:53
Updated the information about parental responsibility in Afghanistan.
2024-05-01 16:36
First published.