Change of name guidance for official documents
Home Office guidance on how applications are handled to change names on official documents.
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This document contains guidance about how the Home Office handles applications to change names on official documents it issues, such as British passports, Home Office Travel Documents (HODT), biometric residence permits (BRP) and other forms of immigration documentation.
It sets out the Home Office requirement for individuals to use one name for all official purposes and explains the additional security requirements in place when considering the use of names in the British passport.
Annex A gives specific information on changing a name in a British passport.
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Published 17 February 2015Last updated 31 October 2024 + show all updates
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Updated Use and change of names guidance in line with BRPs no longer being issued.
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Updated guidance document
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New use and change of names guidance.
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'Change of name guidance' updated and 'Annex A: use of names in passports' added.
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First published.