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Applying for British Passport with Incorrect Place of Birth Spelling on Naturalisation Certificate

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Applying for British Passport with Incorrect Place of Birth Spelling on Naturalisation Certificate

Post by am1210 » Thu Mar 06, 2025 1:09 pm

Hi,

I received my naturalization certificate in December, but there was a spelling error in Place Of Birth, which was caused by a mistake from the Home Office. I applied for a spelling correction by post on January 3rd,and I got the certificate back today after 2 months.

I got the certificate but they did not correct the spelling. They sent a covering letter with following

"Dear Mrs --

I am writing with regard to your request for a correction to be made to your certificate of naturalisation as a British citizen.

I regret that we will not be able to amend your certificate because following an internet search, the spelling on your certificate is the up to date accepted spelling and as such can not be amended.

Please find enclosed your unamended certificate of naturalisation.

Yours sincerely,"

I need to travel to India by April 10th, but the Home Office informed me that I cannot travel until I receive the British passport.
If I submit another application for a correction, I am concerned it won’t be processed in time, which will prevent me from traveling.

Is it okay to apply for a British passport with the incorrect spelling of my place of birth (just one letter: "A" instead of "U")? If I proceed with the passport application, could this cause any complications when applying for an e-visa or OCI later on? Will the passport or further visas will get rejected?

Thanks a lot for looking into it.

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