Austria: Knowledge Base profile
This document contains information about Austria to help HM Passport Office staff process passport applications.
- From:
- HM Passport Office
- Published
- 7 March 2024
- Last updated
- 1 October 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 Austria
Updates to this page
Published 7 March 2024
Last updated 1 October 2025
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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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Update history
2026-07-13 15:14
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.
2025-12-08 13:37
The Austria: Knowledge Base profile has been updated.
2025-10-01 13:20
This document has been updated to explain what a Multilingual Standard Form is and that HM Passport Office cannot accept them.
2024-03-07 15:35
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 Austria
Updates to this page
Published 7 March 2024
Last updated 1 October 2025
href="#full-history">+ show all updates
-
This document has been updated to explain what a Multilingual Standard Form is and that HM Passport Office cannot accept them.
-
First published.
Sign up for emails or print this page
Update history
2026-07-13 15:14
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.
2025-12-08 13:37
The Austria: Knowledge Base profile has been updated.
2025-10-01 13:20
This document has been updated to explain what a Multilingual Standard Form is and that HM Passport Office cannot accept them.
2024-03-07 15:35
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 Austria
Updates to this page
-
This document has been updated to explain what a Multilingual Standard Form is and that HM Passport Office cannot accept them.
-
First published.
Sign up for emails or print this page
Update history
2026-07-13 15:14
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.
2025-12-08 13:37
The Austria: Knowledge Base profile has been updated.
2025-10-01 13:20
This document has been updated to explain what a Multilingual Standard Form is and that HM Passport Office cannot accept them.
2024-03-07 15:35
First published.