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Good day

My application for naturalisation has been approved and when I apply for British passport I want to slightly change my name

My original name is made up of my first name, middle name, and last name ( which is made from two word)

Example : John Micheal Steven Smith

I want to be known as John Micheal Steven and drop smith

I have deed poll with my name change

Will they accept this

Thanks for the help

Yes

https://www.gov.uk/changing-passport-in ... -documents

Do you have any non-British passport?

Yes I have a non British passport with my full name and not my shortened name

A problem is that HMPO prefers both British and foreign passports to have the same names.

You may want to change the name in your non-British passport before applying for a British passport with your new name.

As mentioned above, the Passport Office expect the names in all your British and non-British passports to match.

I think (not sure) that they would allow a different name in your British passport from your non-British passport if you can prove that you attempted to have your name changed in your non-British passport and failed (such as if the embassy of your other nationality in the UK refused to recognise your name change, etc).