Belgium: Knowledge Base profile
This document contains information about Belgium to help HM Passport Office staff process passport applications.
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Updates to this page
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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.
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This document has been updated to explain what a Multilingual Standard Form is and that HM Passport Office cannot accept them.
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Updated guidance under 'names' and 'documents: Digital copies and extracts from the registers'.
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Updated to reflect a change in gender recognition legislation.
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This document has been updated with minor formatting changes.
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First published.
Update history
2026-07-20 10:04
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.
2025-10-01 14:13
This document has been updated to explain what a Multilingual Standard Form is and that HM Passport Office cannot accept them.
2024-10-31 14:51
Updated guidance under ‘names’ and ‘documents: Digital copies and extracts from the registers’.
2024-04-12 16:39
Updated to reflect a change in gender recognition legislation.
2024-02-19 15:26
This document has been updated with minor formatting changes.
2023-06-29 16:54
First published.