Can you guys, who are actually in Britain, do the stuff that involves either being in Britain - e.g. talking to your MP, which I can't because I don't live there and consequently don't have an MP (also, because I still haven't applied for citizenship by descent, I'm still technically 'a foreigner' e...
The 'observation on a passport' thing means that if a person also uses another name, for instance their maiden name even if their passport is in their married name (or vice versa), the British passport can have a statement somewhere inside it that says "the holder is also known as" followed by the o...
Ok, thanks for the information. So, LiaDoe, it's time to get logorrhoeic on this board, raah! :) Of course, the best kinds of updates with which to increase your post count would be something along the lines of "Spoke to the bureaucrats, they were totally reasonable and understood my predicament, an...
How bizarre that you're not allowed to see your private messages. Oh well. Yet another mystery of supposedly superior modern technology. Anyway, thanks for updating us: the more of us are in touch and join together in this effort, the greater the chances are that They will change Their silly ways. I...
The "Dual nationals' right" etc was my FOI request. I've been exploring all possible avenues to investigate this matter. So far, however, it has been entirely useless. I contacted the Home Office about the same thing and all they did was copy-paste some FAQ thing about how easy it is to make a name ...
Blueberry1986, Canadian authorities request a gvt issued ID in new name to change passport name, which I was planning to use the british passport for this!! If you are not yet a British citizen then it should be ok: surely the Canadians can let non-dual nationals (how to say - uninationals?) change ...
Interesting that this FOI request was granted while the passport office keeps telling me that I cannot see the policy because it is 'confidential'. Is that one of those 'exempt' materials that the FOI rules mention? It is becoming increasingly clear that this new name rule, while serving no purpose ...
Thanks for taking the time to describe your experience. I'm so sorry that you are having to go through this. It seems that they have become utterly obsessed with this 'second identity passport' thing even though this is absolutely useless, because they recognise second identities in each and every o...
I asked the passport people (by email) on which document is this alleged rule about name discrepancy, and they sent me a misspelt reply (two spelling errors in a two-sentence message: such are the arbiters of our fate) saying that they "can't" (they LOVE to claim that they "can't" do things) give me...
I for one will be anxiously waiting for what you discover. Unfortunately I'm not in a position to call them because I live on the other side of the world and I'm chained to a 9-5 job (8-6 if you count the commute), so making international phone-calls during British office hours is not really feasibl...
Thanks, Noajthan. (As you can see, I'm checking this thread obsessively too). So the crucial issue is whether this no-discrepancy rule still exists. Is it possible that it persists in some unpublished manual which the passport people are using, or in general that it is the current rule even if we do...
Well that is very interesting and - dare we hope? - encouraging. Thanks Vinny for that information. On page 4 this document from 23 July 2013 https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/230586/OS_Guidance_Notes_08.13.pdf it says under 'change of name in passport': "You ...
Hello dsaid, Hi sorry for late reply Recived a letter from HMPO- they requested a Letter stating that i will give up my foreign pasport as soon as i recive of my british passport, sent letter off and with 2 days recived letter of interview, had interview on friday 30/1, recived passport this morning...
The relevant regulation, from 9 June 2014, is here: Overseas Policy and Procedure Changes 9th June 2014 On page 7 it says: "If the applicant provides a dual national passport in a different name, their application should be withdrawn until they change the name in their dual national passport to the ...
