Hello, My maiden name is Nandita Pathania and after my marriage the Marriage Certificate has the name Nandita Patel. I wish to keep my Maiden name in my marriage certificate. The marriage was registered in 2014 in Delhi. Could you please guide me what will be the process and also if the presence my husband is required for this process as he is not in India? I wish to apply for dependent Visa, but since my passport holds my Maiden name and Marriage certificate has my changed name the Visa office is creating an issue.
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There is no provision for change in marriage certificate.
You can make an Affidavit of Name declaration and get it attested by Executive Magistrate and submit the affidavit in visa office.
If this doesn't help you then you have to file a suit for mandatory injunction against registrar of marriage for change in marriage certificate.
The name on the marriage certificate cannot be changed without decree of declaration by civil Court authorising for such name change.
Alternatively, you can execute in affidavit stating that both the names are of the same person and get It attested by executive magistrate.
It can be done over an affidavit before the first class judicial magistrate over an application and thereafter with the order of court and newspaper publication you can change your name with the respective authorities.
You need to apply the same through Gazette notification and do deed poll affidavit. Also need to do news paper publication.
Thanks alot for your responses!! If I apply for reissue of the passport and provide marriage certificate for name change will that work? Or do I have to submit affidavits/gazette as well? What will be the easier procedure? Name change in passport or in marriage certificate?
Getting name changed in passport would be easier for you.
You must include a certified copy of the legal document that verifies your name change.
You can try to change the name in passport by providing marriage certificate and affidavit. But it's not mandatory to change the same. You can retain your earlier name and travel
For change of name in marriage certificate application has to be submitted by both parties supported by affidavit
2) husband presence would be required
3) better option is to change name in passport to married name
4) enclose copy of your marriage certificate
Apply for reissue of passport
2) enclose copy of your marriage certificate
3) babe change in passport is easier
4) you don’t need gazette notification and affidavit
In case of name change in passport you just need to attach your marriage certificate and add name of spouse in the passport and nothing else is needed.
Name change discrepancy can be avoided by submitting affidavit or change the name in PP, easy process, Not possible in MC,
Marriage certificate along with affidavit for change of name will suffice to replace name in PP.
You can apply for reissue of passport and you name after marriage can be updated by providing marriage certificate.
Yes they will change your name.
Even if they will not change then file a suit in court and court will give direction to them to change name
The name in the marriage certificate cannot be changed at this stage.
You should know that the name in the marriage certificate cannot be changed automatically from maiden to post marriage name, it was given by you in that name hence the changes in that.
Now you can prepare an affidavit stating that both the names are one and the same and you are known by both the names.
This affidavit can be kept with other documents while applying for visa to go to abroad to prove that you are known by both the names and to solve the visa problems.
For change of name in the passport you may have to produce the copy of the gazette publication to authenticate the name change.
Instead of undergoing a cumbersome process you can just make an affidavit as suggested which will solve the issue.