Hi all My citizenship interview and test is fast approaching next month and unfortunately I can't find my original deed poll/stat dec for name change. I just have a photocopy. My name was changed back in 2009 (12yo) when my mother remarried.Up until now I have not needed the original, a...

Hello guys, I've recently changed my legal name here in Australia through BDM. Now, I am puzzled as to how do I inform the immigration of a name change. I am a permanent resident holding a Kenyan passport. I haven't amended the name in the passport. In the form 929, there is only a provision...

SUMMARY: If you changed your name but needed a police clearance from a country that will only put one name on the certificate, how did you handle it? My husband and I were married in August 2017. We lodged our application for a TSS visa (482, Medium stream) on May 10, with me as the primary...

Hi I am new to this forum. Found some threads on splitting name into surname and given the name on Indian passport in Australia. My issue is slightly different. I don't have a surname, so the given name is to be split into given name and surname. My name is too long and finding it difficult to...

I am currently with PR living in Australia. My child was travelling under her Mother's passport up until now and her name in the passport was just her initials and family name, for example (A B Surname). This is the name under which her PR is also issued. Now she got a new passport and this...

Hi, we have our invite for Visa 189 :D My husband is the main applicant. We have been married for over 6 years but my passport is in my maiden name so I have used this name for our visa application. In everyday life I am known by my married name, is this going to make it complicated? My...

Hi, im getting married at the end of the year and will be lodging a visa application shortly after that (within a month or so timing is a bit crucial due to my current visa expiring) I am from the Uk and my fiance is australian. With regards to changing my name, whats the best way to do this...

My partner and I are looking to go into a partner visa after we get married. If I change my name when I marry him will I have to have my passport name changed as well? If I have to keep my maiden name in order to keep my passport how do I go about changing my name later. We won't have time to...

Dear All, I already have my Australian PR Visa (190) granted to me on December 2013. I recently renewed my Passport (while staying in India) as the last one will expire within an year and it has my full name entered in 'Given Name' field, but 'Surname' field kept blank. I corrected it in my new...

Hello !! My doubt is regarding name change. Problem is that I completed BTech in June 2014. Before applying for passport in July-2014, I added surname in my name. The passport has arrived showing my name and surname. Now I want to take GRE and admission abroad with my full name- including...