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Guidance: Adoption

Hm Passport Office

November 4
09:31 2022

Adoption

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This tells HM Passport Office examiners about UK and overseas adoption. It includes:

  • how adoptions affect nationality
  • the difference between a Hague Convention adoption and a local court adoption
  • countries where adoptions are restricted and we need extra evidence before we process the application
Published 7 February 2012
Last updated 4 November 2022 +show all updates
  1. This guidance has been updated to reflect the change in our sovereign from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to His Majesty King Charles III.

  2. Accessible version added.

  3. Updated guidance.

  4. First published.

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