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Brazil: Knowledge Base profile

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

• From: HM Passport Office
• Published: 25 March 2025
• Last updated: 31 July 2026
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  1. 31 July 2026

     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. 10 October 2025

     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.

  3. 25 March 2025

     First published.

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