Ireland: Knowledge Base profile
This document contains information about Ireland to help HM Passport Office staff process passport applications.
- From:
- HM Passport Office
- Published
- 19 March 2024
- Last updated
- 8 September 2025 — See all updates
Documents
Details
Knowledge Base is an information resource for HM Passport Office staff.
This document includes information about:
- names
- nationality
- legitimacy and parental responsibilities
- surrogacy
- documents from Ireland
Updates to this page
Published 19 March 2024
Last updated 8 September 2025
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Updated with formatting changes and to remove deed poll as an acceptable way of changing a name on an Irish passport.
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First published.
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Update history
2026-09-18 14:01
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.
2026-05-01 14:46
Updated in the change of name and name alignment sections to show when an Ireland passport cannot be aligned.
2025-10-28 13:40
The Birth certificates section has been updated to show the reasons why a birth certificate issued after October 1973 can be in a landscape format.
2025-09-08 08:57
Updated with formatting changes and to remove deed poll as an acceptable way of changing a name on an Irish passport.
2024-03-19 15:10
First published.
Details
Knowledge Base is an information resource for HM Passport Office staff.
This document includes information about:
- names
- nationality
- legitimacy and parental responsibilities
- surrogacy
- documents from Ireland
Updates to this page
Published 19 March 2024
Last updated 8 September 2025
href="#full-history">+ show all updates
-
Updated with formatting changes and to remove deed poll as an acceptable way of changing a name on an Irish passport.
-
First published.
Sign up for emails or print this page
Update history
2026-09-18 14:01
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.
2026-05-01 14:46
Updated in the change of name and name alignment sections to show when an Ireland passport cannot be aligned.
2025-10-28 13:40
The Birth certificates section has been updated to show the reasons why a birth certificate issued after October 1973 can be in a landscape format.
2025-09-08 08:57
Updated with formatting changes and to remove deed poll as an acceptable way of changing a name on an Irish passport.
2024-03-19 15:10
First published.
Details
Knowledge Base is an information resource for HM Passport Office staff.
This document includes information about:
- names
- nationality
- legitimacy and parental responsibilities
- surrogacy
- documents from Ireland
Updates to this page
-
Updated with formatting changes and to remove deed poll as an acceptable way of changing a name on an Irish passport.
-
First published.
Sign up for emails or print this page
Update history
2026-09-18 14:01
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.
2026-05-01 14:46
Updated in the change of name and name alignment sections to show when an Ireland passport cannot be aligned.
2025-10-28 13:40
The Birth certificates section has been updated to show the reasons why a birth certificate issued after October 1973 can be in a landscape format.
2025-09-08 08:57
Updated with formatting changes and to remove deed poll as an acceptable way of changing a name on an Irish passport.
2024-03-19 15:10
First published.