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Ecuador: Knowledge Base profile

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

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This document includes information about:

  • names
  • nationality
  • legitimacy
  • adoption
  • surrogacy
  • gender recognition
  • civil partnerships and marriage
  • documents from Ecuador

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Published 11 August 2025
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  1. 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.

  2. This document has been updated with information about parental responsibility in Ecuador.

  3. First published.

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