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Ireland: Knowledge Base profile

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

• From: HM Passport Office
• Published: 19 March 2024
• Last updated: 18 September 2026
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  1. 18 September 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. 1 May 2026

     Updated in the change of name and name alignment sections to show when an Ireland passport cannot be aligned.

  3. 28 October 2025

     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.

  4. 8 September 2025

     Updated with formatting changes and to remove deed poll as an acceptable way of changing a name on an Irish passport.

  5. 19 March 2024

     First published.

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