Guidance

Malawi: Knowledge Base profile

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

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

This document includes information about:

  • names
  • nationality
  • legitimacy
  • adoption
  • civil partnerships and marriage
  • documents from Malawi

Updates to this page

Published 25 March 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. The guidance has been updated with information about parental responsibility in Malawi.

  3. First published.

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