Applying for a
Deed Poll is an option, but we suggest you to check first if the consular
services division of your nation's Embassy or High Commission will issue you a
passport bearing your new name, using your Deed Poll as formal documentation of
your name change. Should your Deed Poll be accepted, there may be further
conditions. The High Commission requires that its nationals sign their Deed
Polls in the presence of a lawyer, and the Embassies insist that their citizens
have their Deed Polls legalized. If you are unable to get your passport changed
to reflect your new name, then not all UK government offices, corporations, and
organizations may accept your Deed Poll. The reason for this is that you aren't
renaming yourself "for all purposes."
Why choose us
If you plan to
file for a Child Deed Poll and a passport in your child's new name, you need
first check with your country's authorities regarding parental responsibility
and who needs to give permission for a name change. You can do this by getting
in touch with your Embassy or High Commission in London. We are not aware of
any Deed
poll for overseas nations without laws governing parental
responsibility. Therefore, we will believe you when you say that you are the
parent who are in good faith accountable for your child. You should also find
out at what age a young person is regarded as a child in your country, as this
can vary. In order for a 17-year-old to obtain a passport under a new name, the
Embassy in London requires a Child Deed Poll, as it does not consider a young
person to be an adult until they become 18 years old. Because the age of
majority in your country which is 16 in the UK for name changes and the UK are
different, we will give an additional Deed Poll at a discounted charge if you
require one.
You should also
be aware that if your passport has one name on it and all of your other
identification documents have another, you may have problems while flying
outside of the nation, even if all of your records and paperwork have been
changed with your new name.