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Brazil: Knowledge Base profile
This document contains information about Brazil to help HM Passport Office staff process passport applications.
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Published 25 March 2025
Last updated 31 July 2026
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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.
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The knowledge base profile has been updated to tell examiners a customer’s surname consists of the mother’s second surname followed by the father’s second surname.
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