Eritrea: Knowledge Base profile
Published 29 June 2023
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About: Eritrea
This document contains useful information about Eritrea which will assist HM Passport Office staff process passport applications.
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- version 2.0
- published for Home Office staff on 22 June 2023
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Eritrea: names
This section gives HM Passport Office operational staff information about names in Eritrea.
Names cannot be changed on an Eritrea passport or identity card.
Eritrea: legitimacy
This section gives HM Passport Office operational staff information about legitimacy in Eritrea.
Eritrea does not recognise a difference between legitimate and illegitimate births. This means all births are considered legitimate regardless of whether a child’s parents are married or not.
Eritrea: documents
This section gives HM Passport Office operational staff information about documents in Eritrea.
Birth certificates
Some Eritrean birth certificates do not record the father’s details separately as his name is recorded as part of the child’s name. The mother’s name is always recorded separately on the certificate.
Customers can get copies of their birth certificates from the Office of Civil Status in Asmara or the equivalent office in the area where their birth was registered.