Guidance
Portugal: Knowledge Base profile
This document contains information about Portugal to help HM Passport Office staff process passport applications.
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Knowledge Base is an information resource for HM Passport Office staff.
This document includes information about:
- names
- nationality
- legitimacy and parental responsibilities
- surrogacy
- documents from Portugal
Updates to this page
Published 19 March 2024
Last updated 20 April 2026
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The guidance has been updated to show how names appear in Portugal passports.
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Updated the guidance to explain how surnames can change after marriage in Portugal and what a Multilingual Standard Form is and that HM Passport Office cannot accept them.
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