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Hello All,

I have recently got my British citizenship and now applying for my Wife's naturalisation.

She came as a Tier 2 (general) dependent on Indian passport in Feb 2012. She got her ILR in May 2015.

After marriage (Dec 2011), she did not change her surname (i.e. to my surname) so as to avoid the paper work for visa and her passport and ILR card is on her birth name and surname. She now wants to take my surname in Naturalisation certificate and then wants to apply for British passport with new surname.

I have seen in some posts that changing surname in naturalisation certificate can create some problem for obtaining british passport for someone with Indian passport (no duel citizenship allowed). I would appreciate if someone direct me to the most straight forward way to get my surname on my wife's british passport. Thank you.

PS: I have got a marriage certificate having my name and my wife's birth name and surname.

Change Indian passport first.

For BC, the name must match her foreign passport.

CR001 wrote:Change Indian passport first.

For BC, the name must match her foreign passport.

Thanks for reply. But it means I need to change the surname in her ILR BRP card too. It must be quite expensive I think.

No, just her passport. Other members have reported doing the same.

CR001 wrote:No, just her passport. Other members have reported doing the same.

So I will supply new (surname changed passport), old (maiden name) passport and marriage certificate to NCS.
Hope it will be good enough.

Is it possible to change her surname once she receive her British passport? Do I need to change the citizen certificate surname too?

Thanks.

If she has an Indian passport in her married name and her BC cert if in married name then BC Passport will be in married name.

CR001 wrote:If she has an Indian passport in her married name and her BC cert if in married name then BC Passport will be in married name.

Thanks !

coolguy20k15 - Any update on what route you took? I have the same issue as you and would like to know how you got it solved.

r4hul2k17 wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 18, 2017 2:45 pm

coolguy20k15 - Any update on what route you took? I have the same issue as you and would like to know how you got it solved.

Kindly start your own topic instead of digging up threads that are more than a year old. See users most recent update in link below.

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