UK Passport

[ll_billym]

Why do UK passports have the field i.e. "Name / Nom" in both English and French?

[dzug]

Probably a hangover from the past - French was once the international diplomatic language.

You'll find more languages at the front of the passport BTW.

[Buenchico]

The passport has to make sense to border officials throughout the world. In most parts of the world the local officials will have at least a basic grasp of English but in some countries, particularly in Africa, French is far more widely understood.

Chris

[ll_billym]

Thanks for the answers......