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Belgium: Knowledge Base profile

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

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HM Passport Office
Published
29 June 2023
Last updated
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Belgium: Knowledge Base profile

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Knowledge Base is an information resource for HM Passport Office staff.

This document includes information about:

  • names

  • nationality rules

  • parents and children

  • documents from Belgium

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Published 29 June 2023
Last updated 311 October 2024 + show2025 href="#full-history">+ show all updates

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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.