Guidance

Honduras: Knowledge Base profile

Published 4 September 2025

About: Honduras

This document contains useful information about Honduras which will assist His Majesty’s Passport Office staff process passport applications.

Contacts

If you have any questions about the document and your line manager or senior caseworker cannot help you or you think that the document has factual errors then email the Guidance team.

If you notice any formatting errors in this document (broken links, spelling mistakes and so on) or have any comments about the layout or navigability of the document then you can email the Guidance team.

Publication

Below is information on when this version of the document was published:

• version 2.0
• published for Home Office staff on 1 September 2025

Changes from last version of this document

This document has been updated with formatting changes.

Honduras: names

This section gives HM Passport Office operational staff information about names in Honduras.

Names in Honduras consist of up to:

• 2 forenames
• 2 surnames, the father’s first surname followed by the mother’s first surname

Where a father is not registered on the birth certificate the child will have both mother’s surnames.

Change of name

Name change is not allowed in Honduras, except when a child is adopted and the adoption has been registered.

Honduras: nationality

This section gives HM Passport Office operational staff information about nationality in Honduras.

Dual nationality is recognised in Honduras.

Honduras citizens who gained their Honduras nationality through naturalisation are not allowed to hold dual nationality unless there is a treaty in place with the foreign country.

Honduras: legitimacy and parental responsibility

This section gives HM Passport Office operational staff information about legitimacy and parental responsibility in Honduras.

Legitimacy

Honduras does not recognise a difference between legitimate or illegitimate births. A child is born legitimate whether the parents are married or not.  

Parental responsibility

Parental responsibility is shared between both parents. If paternity is disputed the courts will intervene.

Honduras: adoption

This section gives HM Passport Office operational staff information about adoption in Honduras.

Adoption is legal in Honduras.

Honduras: surrogacy

This section gives HM Passport Office operational staff information about surrogacy in Honduras.

Surrogacy is not recognised in Honduras.

Honduras: gender recognition

This section gives HM Passport Office operational staff information about gender recognition in Honduras.

Transgender citizens are not recognised in Honduras.

Honduras: civil partnerships and marriage

This section gives HM Passport Office operational staff information about civil partnerships and marriage in Honduras.

Civil partnerships and same sex marriages are not recognised in Honduras.

Honduras recognises:

• civil marriages
• common-law marriages

Religious marriages are allowed but must be registered civilly to be legally recognised.

Honduras: documents

This section gives HM Passport Office operational staff information about documents from Honduras.

Birth certificates

Births must be registered with the Registro Nacional de las Personas (Honduras National Registry Institution) within 1 year of birth. Late registrations are allowed.

If the mother registers the birth, the father has the right to challenge the registration within the first year.

Marriage certificates

Marriages must be registered with the Registro Nacional de las Personas. There is no time limit for marriages to be registered but the marriage will not be legally valid until registration takes place.

Death certificates

All deaths must be registered with the Registro Nacional de las Personas within 3 months. Late registration is allowed and incurs an additional fee.

Identity documents

All Honduras citizens must hold a Tarjeta de Identidad (national identity card), also known as a DNI, when they reach 18 years of age. They must be renewed every 10 years.