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To change your name or other personal details on your passport, send the standard passport application form with evidence about the change
You’ll need to get a new passport to travel abroad or prove your identity…
You can get a new passport in your new name either before or after the…
When you apply, you also need to send: your birth certificate a statement…
Send one of the following when you apply for a passport: a Gender…
You can: change the spelling of your name slightly - for example, Jane to…
You can change your name on your passport with one of the following…
Watch our caseworkers' top tips to make sure your applications are complete and correct. Avoid more than 20 common requisition points.
A deed poll recognises a change of name of an adult or child - make your own, use official forms, or get one through a specialist agency or solicitor
Using a registered lasting power of attorney (LPA) - attorney duties, starting to act, gifting, ending, revoking an attorney.
How to pay Class 2 self-employed National Insurance contributions - online, bank transfer, cheque, payslips.
How to complete and submit an Other Interest (OI) return using the HMRC spreadsheet or electronic flat text file.
How to apply for national listing of agricultural and vegetable plant varieties in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Downloadable letters explaining UK laws and conventions on people's names and name changing.
How someone in Spain can get documents legalised, witnessed or certified, take an oath of British citizenship and obtain informative notes.
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