- February 2012. I have had a rapid and positive result in using the Legal Deed Poll Service. I found the website easy to understand and many methods to contact and ways to choose from. The customer service was excellent via online chat response, phone call by company to me and fast email ...
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How do you change your passport?
The name on your passport should always match your legal name. So if your name changes you need to get your passport reissued in your new name. This is true whether you change your name by Deed Poll or change your name following your marriage, separation, divorce or after entering into a civil partnership.
In all cases, you will need to apply for a new 10 year passport (5 years for a child). This means your current passport will be cancelled. However, your new passport will be credited with extra time (up to nine months) towards the unexpired time on your current passport.
If your current passport contains an unexpired visa, it may become invalid so you will need to check with the issuing authority whether your visa in your cancelled passport can still be used (you can request your cancelled passport is returned to you). If not, you will need to reapply for a new visa.
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Subjects covered in this guide
- How do you change your passport?
- Applying for a passport in a name that is different to the name on your birth certificate
- Changing the name in your passport following your change of name by Deed Poll
- Changing your name in your passport following your marriage or civil partnership
- Changing your name in your passport following your separation
- Changing the name in your passport following your divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership
- Changing the name in your child's passport
- Applying for a British passport whilst overseas
- How to contact the UK Identity and Passport Service
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This page was last checked today by Janet Winstanley, Senior Deed Poll Officer.
