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Somalia: Knowledge Base profile

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

• From: HM Passport Office
• Published: 15 September 2025
• Last updated: 23 March 2026
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  1. 23 March 2026

     Updated with new sections about parental responsibility in Somalia and name alignment, to show when HM Passport Office will add an observation to a British passport.

  2. 15 September 2025

     First published.

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Somalia: Knowledge Base profile

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Knowledge Base is an information resource to support HM Passport Office staff process passport applications.

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

This document includes information about:

• names
• nationality
• legitimacy
• adoption
• surrogacy
• civil partnerships and marriage
• documents from Somalia