Guidance
Belgium: Knowledge Base profile
This document contains information about Belgium to help HM Passport Office staff process passport applications.
Documents
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Knowledge Base is an information resource for HM Passport Office staff.
This document includes information about:
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names
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nationality rules
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parents and children
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documents from Belgium
Updates to this page
Published 29 June 2023
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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Updated guidance under 'names' and 'documents: Digital copies and extracts from the registers'.
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Updated to reflect a change in gender recognition legislation.
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This document has been updated with minor formatting changes.
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First published.