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Ivory Coast: Knowledge Base profile

This document contains information about Knowledge Base profile to help HM Passport Office staff process passport applications.

• From: HM Passport Office
• Published: 9 July 2025
• Last updated: 22 September 2026
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  1. 22 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. 17 March 2026

     This document has been updated with information about parental responsibility in Ivory Coast.

  3. 9 July 2025

     First published.

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Ivory Coast: Knowledge Base profile

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This document contains useful information about Ivory Coast which will assist HM Passport Office staff to process passport applications.

This document includes information about:

• names
• nationality
• legitimacy
• documents from Ivory Coast