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Pakistan: Knowledge Base profile

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

• From: HM Passport Office
• Published: 9 July 2025
• Last updated: 23 March 2026
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  1. 23 March 2026

     Updated with a new section about parental responsibility in Pakistan and to update the list of countries dual nationality is accepted in Pakistan.

  2. 9 March 2026

     Updated the list of accepted dual nationality countries.

  3. 9 July 2025

     First published.

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Pakistan: Knowledge Base profile

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

This document includes information about:

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