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If you're the parent or guardian of a child aged 18 and under, use these forms to put their new name on public record by 'enrolling' it at the Royal Courts of Justice. Includes guidance note (for minors).
Watch our caseworkers' top tips to make sure your applications are complete and correct. Avoid more than 20 common requisition points.
See the list of applications to protect the geographical name of a food, drink or agricultural product in Great Britain.
Use form NM04 to give notice of an unconditional change of name by the company members.
Tells HM Passport Office staff about the names we use in passports.
Information and guidance for variations in names.
Find out about the UK geographical indication (GI) schemes that protect the geographical names of food, drink and agricultural products, and the UK GI schemes registers.
A completed name confirmation form is required for consular birth registrations in Japan and South Korea
Tells HM Passport Office staff about names that cannot be used in passports.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to show uncommon names in passports.
If you're 18 or over, use these forms to put your new name on public record by ‘enrolling’ your deed poll at the Royal Courts of Justice. Includes guidance.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with passport applications where the name a customer applies in does not match the name on their foreign documents.
Notify Companies House of a change of name upon restoration, or a direction by the Secretary of State to reinstate 'limited' or 'cyfyngedig' to the name.
Use this form to tell Companies House about a change of name to an overseas company as registered in the UK.
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