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Chris1218 wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 20, 2022 5:50 pm

Hello everyone, hope you're all well.
Looking for some clarity please.

I was naturalised as a British Citizen earlier this year, and also issued a passport, making me a dual citizen.
I am getting married in my home country (Philippines), after which I will be updating my Philippine passport to my married name.

I understand UK has one-name policy, and my name needs to be consistent across both citizenships' passports.

My questions, if anyone could help answer, please:
- Do I need to update my naturalisation certificate to my married name, or can I just update my British passport?
The naturalisation certificates are never updated - it shows the name at the time of issue only.
- Are there any rules around how soon I can apply to change my name on my passport and be issued a new one? It will be under 12 months from the issue of my first passport, so wondering if I should update right away or wait. (And if I wait, will it be an issue?)
You can change your name any time you wish - refer to https://www.gov.uk/change-name-deed-poll. You have to apply for deed poll first then apply for a new British passport. Existing passports are not updated. Best to plan for when you don't expect to travel, due to processing times.

Thank you very much for any help and information you can share!