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 10 September 2025 show all updates
  1. 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.

  2. First published.

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