hcilondon.in Change of Name in Passport London, UK : High Commission of India

Name of the Organization : High Commission of India
Type of Facility : Change of Name in Passport
Location/Country : London, UK

Website : https://www.hcilondon.in/pages.php?id=35

HCI Change of Name in Passport

Change of name subsequent to marriage / remarriage / divorce / death of spouse etc.:
For change of name subsequent to marriage/ remarriage / divorce/ death of spouse etc., applicant will be required to apply for new Passport enclosing marriage certificate/death certificate/divorce decree, as the case may be, with the application.

Related : Online Application For First Adult United Kingdom Passport London : www.statusin.org/588.html

Requirements:
** Application form for a new Passport in changed name/surname.
** 4 (four) recent Passport size (2 inch x 2 inch) identical photographs showing frontal view of full face. Photographs should be in colour with white/off whitebackground.

** The current Passport along with photocopy having valid Visa or Residence Permit is required to be enclosed with photocopies of pages containing detailed passport particulars, Visa page and the page containing observation (s), if any (photocopies should be self-attested by the applicant). In case the latest Passport is additional booklet(s) issued to the original Passport, the additional booklet(s) plus the original Passport must be furnished.

** Original marriage certificate with a self-attested photocopy and self-attested photocopies of Passport of the applicant’s spouse (original Passport to be shown at the time of submission of application),

or:
Divorcees applying for a change of name are required to furnish the divorce decree authenticated by the Court (if the divorce decree is issued by the local UK Court, it should be apostilled by the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office),

or:
In case of change of name following death of spouse, photocopy of death certificate of the spouse (Original to be shown at the time of submission of the application),

or:
Remarried applicants applying for change of name/change of spouse’s name will be required to produce the divorce decree (if the divorce decree is issued by the local UK Court, it should be apostilled by the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office)/death certificate in respect of first spouse, marriage certificate from the Registrar of Marriages and photocopy of present spouse’s Passport (original passport to be shown at the time of submission of the application).
If the divorce decree or marriage certificate is issued by authorities (country) other than UK authorities, it is to be attested by the Indian Mission/Post in that country.

Prescribed fee:
Time Frame for service: Normally 7 working days from the date of submission of application.

Note: The above are the general mandatory requirements. The applicant may be advised to submit some more documents, after scrutiny of the application at counters, on case to case basis.

Change of name – other cases:
Applicants seeking to change first name or surname or both are required to place advertisements to that effect in a prominent newspaper of usual place of residence in the UK and in a prominent daily newspaper of area of permanent address in India.

Original clippings of these advertisements (newspaper page) along with a Sworn Affidavit in the prescribed format are required to be furnished with the application. Since change of name affects the most important factor in identifying a person, for complete/substantial name change an applicant should furnish a note justifying the reasons for complete/substantial name change.

Requirements:
** Application form for a new Passport in changed name/surname.
** 4 (four) recent Passport size (2 inch x 2 inch) identical photographs showing frontal view of full face.Photographs should be in colour with white/off white background.

** The current Passport having valid Visa or Residence Permit is required to be enclosed with photocopies of pages containing detailed passport particulars, Visa page and the page containing observation (s), if any (photocopies should be self-attested by the applicant). In case the latest Passport is additional booklet(s) issued to the original Passport, the additional booklet(s) plus the original Passport must be furnished.

** Original clippings of the newspaper advertisements (newspaper page).
** Sworn Affidavit in the prescribed format (please see the link ‘Forms’)
** A note separately written by applicant justifying the complete/substantial name change

Prescribed fee:
Time Frame for service: Normally 7 working days from the date of submission of application.

Note: The above are the general mandatory requirements. The applicant may be advised to submit some more documents, after scrutiny of the application at counters, on case to case basis.

Addition/Deletion of Spouse’s name:
For addition/deletion of spouse’s name, applicant will be required to apply for new Passport enclosing marriage certificate/death certificate/divorce decree, as the case may be, with the application.

Requirements:
** Application form completely filled in and signed.
** 4 (four) recent Passport size (2 inch x 2 inch) identical photographs showing frontal view of full face. Photographs should be in colour with white/off white background.

** The current Passport having valid Visa or Residence Permit is required to be enclosed with photocopies of pages containing detailed passport particulars, Visa page and the page containing observation (s), if any (photocopies should be self-attested by the applicant). In case the latest Passport is additional booklet(s) issued to the original Passport, the additional booklet(s) plus the original Passport must be furnished.

Original marriage certificate with a photocopy and self-attested photocopies of Passports of the applicant’s spouse (original passport to be shown at the time of submission of the application),

or:
Divorcees applying for a change of name are required to furnish the divorce decree authenticated by the Court
(if the divorce decree is issued by the local UK Court, it should be apostilled by the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office),

or:
In case of change of name following death of spouse, photocopy of death certificate of spouse (original to be shown at the time of submission the application),

or:
** Remarried applicants applying for change of name/change of spouse’s name will be required to produce the divorce decree/death certificate in respect of first spouse, marriage certificate from the Registrar of Marriages and photocopy of present spouse’s Passport (original passport to be shown at the time of submission of the application)

** If the divorce decree or marriage certificate is issued by other authorities (country) other than UK authorities, it is to be authenticated by the Indian Mission/Post in that country.
** If either of the spouse is in India and holding passport, self-attested photocopies of the passport and original marriage certificate (along with self-attested photocopies) is required to be submitted along with the application for addition of spouse’s name.

Prescribed fee:
Time Frame for service: Normally 7 working days from the date of submission of application.

Note: The above are the general mandatory requirements. The applicant may be advised to submit some more documents, after scrutiny of the application at counters, on case to case basis.

Contact:
Address: High Commission of India, India House, Aldwych, London, WC2B 4NA
Working hours: 0915 hours to 1745 hours (Monday to Friday)
Telephone Numbers: 020 7836 8484, 020 7632 3035
Fax Number: 020 7836 4331