peace_purple123 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 10:49 am
I am an Indian citizen on a work visa in UK (Rsident). I need to
add the surname to my name as I
don't have any surname till now. Can anyone please let me know the process, I am about to apply for a passport renewal I want to get it changed?
Also,
will that be a problem in the future when I
apply for ILR my name will differ in the 5-year stay on documents i.e council tax, p60 passport, brp etc?
You wont have issues up until you obtain your british citizenship, however, you require a last name for british passport. Else, they would use your given name as surname and put XXX in for your given name.
british-citizenship/no-given-names-on-b ... 92034.html
Further if you dont change at all your OCI will carry the name from your british passport.
other-countries/oci-application-uk-pass ... 98026.html
So you have two options
1 Change your name now, no issues with regards to ILR as long as you can produce a legal document, and substitute the same with bank statements etc.
2. proceed as is until you obtain your naturalization and then legally add or change your name and apply for a British passport.
Don't misconstrue my views for professional immigration advice, just trying to give back to a community that helped me through my journey.
WP-> HSMP-> Tier 2G D-> ILR-> BC-> OCI
