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Lebanon: Knowledge Base profile

This document contains information about Lebanon which will assist HM Passport Office staff process passport applications.

• From: HM Passport Office
• Published: 4 September 2025
• Last updated: 1 October 2026
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  1. 1 October 2026

     Updated 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, and added information about parental responsibility in Lebanon.

  2. 4 September 2025

     First published.

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Lebanon: Knowledge Base profile

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

This document includes information about:

• names
• nationality
• legitimacy and parental responsibility
• adoption
• surrogacy
• gender recognition
• civil partnerships and marriage
• documents from Lebanon