Name Change Process after Marriage
Change your Surname after your marriage
After marriage, women often want to add their husband’s surname to their name. Although this name can be changed easily in common places. But changing the surname or name in official documents and certificates such as Aadhar card, voter ID, PAN card, passport and other such official documents is a legal process. If you also want to name change after marriage. So in this blog, you have been told about the whole process in detail.
Documents for name change after marriage
Marriage certificate: After marriage, you will first have to register the marriage. And you will have to get your marriage certificate. Marriage certificate is an important document.
Identity card: Identity cards like Aadhar card, passport, PAN card, voter ID will be required.
Passport size photo: 2 passport size photos taken after marriage.
Gazette notification: If you want legal recognition and legal proof of name change, then you will have to publish a notification of your name change in the Gazette and India.
Process of changing surname
Marriage registration: First of all you have to register your marriage legally. For this you have to go to the magistrate office or registrar office and fill a marriage form and submit a copy of the necessary documents along with it. You can also register the marriage online.
Making an affidavit: You have to get an affidavit made from the notary public for surname change. In this affidavit, you will write your new name along with the surname. And it will be written that you want to add a surname to your name after marriage.
Gazette notification: You have to get the notification of name change published in the Gazette of India. For this, you have to fill a name change application form. Along with the name change form, you have to give a marriage certificate, identity card, affidavit, 2 passport size photos and other necessary documents. After submitting the form, it is verified and after that the name change is published in the gazette.
What to do after the name change is published in the gazette?
After the name change is published in the Gazette of India, you will have to change the name in other documents one by one. These include the following documents:
- Aadhar Card
- PAN Card
- Passport
- Driving License
- Bank Account
- Ration Card
- Voter ID Card
Keep the time in mind while changing the name
The process of changing the name may take some time. Out of which it takes 30 to 35 days to change the name in the gazette. Only after that you will change the name in other documents. If you are also thinking of changing the name, then start the process keeping the time in mind.
Precautions to be taken after changing the name
- After the name change is done in the gazette, make sure to change the name in all other important documents as well.
- Always keep a copy of the gazette notification publication of your name change with you.
- To change the name in any document, give a copy of the gazette notification publication of the name change along with it.
Conclusion –
Changing the name or changing the surname are both considered as name change. Publication of gazette notification of name change is legally valid. Only after this, it is accepted for changing the name in all the documents. And the name is changed in the rest of the documents. Before starting the name change process, you can contact a consultancy and take advice.
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Most frequent questions and answers
Make an affidavit for name change after marriage, give name change advertisements in newspapers, then prepare a file and submit some important documents with it, identity card and other documents, fill the form for gazette work and prepare a file.
Yes, if you want to change your name then you will need the Gazette of India. Gazette notification is an official government publication which is the legal proof of name change.
After the file is submitted to the Gazette Office, it takes 30 to 35 days to publish the name change in the Gazette.
To apply for a name change, you will have to get a marriage certificate, then publish your name change in the Gazette of India. After the name change is published, you will have to change the name in all the documents with the help of this gazette notification. Such as - Aadhar card, passport, voter ID and other documents
To change the name on the Aadhaar card, visit the nearest Aadhaar center. You will have to fill the update form to change your name, along with this you will also have to submit the gazette notification of change in name. Fill the form and pay the fee. After verification, your new updated Aadhaar card will be sent to your registered address.
