Guidance
Iran: Knowledge Base profile
This document contains information about Iran to help His Majesty’s Passport Office staff process passport applications.
- From:
- HM Passport Office
- Published
- 19 July 2024
- Last updated
- 15 May 2026 — See all updates
Documents
Details
ThisKnowledge documentBase includesis an information about:
names
nationality
legitimacyresource andfor parentalHM responsibility
adoption
surrogacy
genderPassport recognition
civilOffice partnerships and marriage
documents from Iran
Updates to this page
Published 19 July 2024
Last updated 15 May 2026
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Updated to confirm the name on an Iranian passport must match the name on the holder’s birth certificate.
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First published.
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Update history
2026-09-16 14:38
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.
2026-05-15 16:12
Updated to confirm the name on an Iranian passport must match the name on the holder’s birth certificate.
2024-07-19 10:10
First published.
Details
ThisKnowledge documentBase includesis an information about:
namesnationalitylegitimacyresourceandforparentalHMresponsibilityadoptionsurrogacygenderPassportrecognitioncivilOfficepartnershipsandmarriagedocumentsfromIranstaff.
Updates to this page
Published 19 July 2024
Last updated 15 May 2026
href="#full-history">+ show all updates
-
Updated to confirm the name on an Iranian passport must match the name on the holder’s birth certificate.
-
First published.
Sign up for emails or print this page
Update history
2026-09-16 14:38
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.
2026-05-15 16:12
Updated to confirm the name on an Iranian passport must match the name on the holder’s birth certificate.
2024-07-19 10:10
First published.