Guidance
Ireland: Knowledge Base profile
This document contains information about Ireland 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:
- names
- nationality
- legitimacy and parental responsibilities
- surrogacy
- documents from Ireland
Updates to this page
Published 19 March 2024
Last updated 28 October 2025
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The Birth certificates section has been updated to show the reasons why a birth certificate issued after October 1973 can be in a landscape format.
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Updated with formatting changes and to remove deed poll as an acceptable way of changing a name on an Irish passport.
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First published.