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Malaysia: Knowledge Base profile

This document contains information about Malaysia to help His Majesty’s Passport Office staff process passport applications.

• From: HM Passport Office
• Published: 19 July 2024
• Last updated: 2 October 2026
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  1. 2 October 2026

     This document has been updated with in the Legitimacy and parental responsibility section to add information about parental responsibility in Malaysia. And 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, Identity documents section, to explain that to remain legally compliant in Malaysia, foreign nationals must always have valid identity documents with them.

  2. 22 October 2025

     Updated with further information on Malaysia naming conventions.

  3. 19 July 2024

     First published.

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This document includes information about:

• names
• nationality
• legitimacy and parental responsibility
• adoption
• surrogacy
• civil partnerships and marriage
• documents from Malaysia