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Hi

I applied for my wife's naturalisation in October 2023, and recently, the Home Office reached out, seeking clarification on her name at birth. Her current documents (passport, bills, UK NARIC, etc.) all state her name as DHK. However, her academic degree and certificates include a middle name, listed as DHAK, which incorporates her father's middle name.

The Home Office is asking for confirmation on the correct name or if there was a different name at birth. I'm considering explaining the situation, that during my academic years my father's middle name was included in my name, as reflected on my degree and certificates. However, since it's not my actual middle name but rather my father's, I chose not to include it in my current documents, such as IDs and other official records.
Would this be an appropriate response?

Any advice or suggestions on how to handle this would be greatly appreciated.

Suggest your wife responds as soon as possible. This is not a common issue raised and therefore difficult to say whether the explanation is sufficient. They may ask for further clarification. I suppose they want to make sure that the name they put on the certificate is correct.

Can you provide previous documents that confirm the full name in the past, if the father's name wasn't adopted? Maybe explain why for a time your wife chose to include it? Home office are notoriously picky for wanting everything in the same name.