Tonga: Knowledge Base profile
Published 9 April 2024
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About: Tonga
This document contains useful information about Tonga which will assist HM Passport Office staff process passport applications.
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Publication
Below is information on when this version of the document was published:
- version 2.0
- published for Home Office staff on 3 April 2024
Changes from last version of this document
This document has been updated with minor formatting changes.
Tonga: legitimacy
This section tells HM passport office staff about legitimacy in Tonga.
Tonga recognises a difference between legitimate and illegitimate births.
A child will be considered:
- legitimate
- if the parents were married at the time of the birth
- from the time of marriage, if the parents get married and the mother was not married to someone else at the time of the birth
- illegitimate, if:
- their parents are not married at the time of the birth
- the mother was married to someone else at the time of the birth, and they re-marry
Tonga: civil partnerships and marriage
This section tells HM passport office staff about civil partnerships and marriage in Tonga.
Same sex civil partnerships and marriages are not recognised in Tonga.