Change of name
- if you are a married woman and wish to have your new passport issued in your married name, you must send your current UK passport and your marriage certificate along with the application form
- if you are a married/divorced woman and wish to revert to your maiden name, you must send your marriage certificate and make a declaration on the form that you wish to revert to your maiden name for all intents and purposes. We do not need to see your original birth certificate or your divorce decree. The marriage certificate is the only document that contains both the maiden name and the married name and therefore connects the two identities
- if your name has been changed otherwise than by adoption or marriage you must provide documentary evidence that your name has been changed for all purposes. An official deed poll drawn up by a lawyer and/or statutory declaration together with at least three other documents in the new identity must be submitted with your application.
