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I am on tier1 and applying for pr in jan2013 after completing my 5 yr stay.
I have almost all ready except that i have no surname printed in my passport (indian) so every time i apply for visa i attach a letter from notary that my name is tanya and tanya and tanya tanya are one and same person (i am using my first name for surname)
So my questions is the letter i used last time for extentions of tier 1 from notary - can i use the same or do i have to get one again in recent date ?!!

Any thought would be helpful!

Thanks all
Best
Tanya

Tanya2013 wrote:I am on tier1 and applying for pr in jan2013 after completing my 5 yr stay.
I have almost all ready except that i have no surname printed in my passport (indian) so every time i apply for visa i attach a letter from notary that my name is tanya and tanya and tanya tanya are one and same person (i am using my first name for surname)
So my questions is the letter i used last time for extentions of tier 1 from notary - can i use the same or do i have to get one again in recent date ?!!

Any thought would be helpful!

Thanks all
Best
Tanya

why dont you have surname

Indian embassy nerver printed it and i never got back to have it printed - only using my first name evert time.

Tanya2013 wrote:Indian embassy nerver printed it and i never got back to have it printed - only using my first name evert time.

are you in uk?
ive never heard of a 'notary' here.
last one should do i would assume if nothing else has changed. thats my opinion.

Yes i am in UK. I did get the last one from notary itself. I though so as these legal papers are never expiring unless change of circumstances.

Tanya2013 wrote:Yes i am in UK. I did get the last one from notary itself. I though so as these legal papers are never expiring unless change of circumstances.

well i dont know of your particular situation but my wife had a deed of change of name after she got married. so that stays valid. thats from a solicitor. im assuming a notary is something similar to a solicitor?

"One important difference between a notary and a solicitor is that whereas a solicitor's primary duty is to his client, the notary's primary duty is to the world at large, which must be able to rely on the absolute integrity and impartiality of the notary's certificates and documents, for it is on this absolute integrity and impartiality that the performance of the notary's office depends" - source http://www.savillenotaries.com/notarysolicitor

the letter i have got is in the form of oath/declaration in front of a witness and a notary person - which is obviously signed and stamped then n there. this was done in 2010

If that notary letter was acceptable to UK Outpost previously, I don't see why it would be any different now.

I am hoping your situation does not continue on to your current immigration documents (visa, BRP etc).

Tanya2013 wrote:"One important difference between a notary and a solicitor is that whereas a solicitor's primary duty is to his client, the notary's primary duty is to the world at large, which must be able to rely on the absolute integrity and impartiality of the notary's certificates and documents, for it is on this absolute integrity and impartiality that the performance of the notary's office depends" - source http://www.savillenotaries.com/notarysolicitor

the letter i have got is in the form of oath/declaration in front of a witness and a notary person - which is obviously signed and stamped then n there. this was done in 2010

just get it again if you feel more comforatable

wpilr_nov12 wrote:If that notary letter was acceptable to UK Outpost previously, I don't see why it would be any different now.

I am hoping your situation does not continue on to your current immigration documents (visa, BRP etc).

I am hoping too that my situation wont continue - obviously i'll have to decide how to arrange to have my surname imprinted - before i go for uk citizenship or after! I have no idea which will be benificial - Any one has any thougths on this? All i know is if i do it now - i will fall under name change category and will have to publish in news paper in indian issue and once here in london issue and then send the application to indian embassy - very long procedure.
If i rather opt out this time and wait until after citizenship ceremony - i can then have it done under english standards ?!

sh1981 wrote:just get it again if you feel more comforatable

It cost money mate... like almost 100 pounds!!

Tanya2013 wrote:

sh1981 wrote:just get it again if you feel more comforatable

It cost money mate... like almost 100 pounds!!

wont if you go through a solicitor

Tanya2013 wrote:All i know is if i do it now - i will fall under name change category and will have to publish in news paper in indian issue and once here in london issue and then send the application to indian embassy - very long procedure.

Have you checked with the embassy?

wpilr_nov12 wrote:

Tanya2013 wrote:All i know is if i do it now - i will fall under name change category and will have to publish in news paper in indian issue and once here in london issue and then send the application to indian embassy - very long procedure.

Have you checked with the embassy?

No. I will do so I guess since u mentioned it blanked me for a minute!

sh1981 wrote:

Tanya2013 wrote:

sh1981 wrote:just get it again if you feel more comforatable

It cost money mate... like almost 100 pounds!!

wont if you go through a solicitor

I beleived solicitors wont do any such documents and they do cost more than a notary for sure!

Tanya2013 wrote:

sh1981 wrote:

Tanya2013 wrote:

sh1981 wrote:just get it again if you feel more comforatable

It cost money mate... like almost 100 pounds!!

wont if you go through a solicitor

I beleived solicitors wont do any such documents and they do cost more than a notary for sure!

i dont think my wife was charged anything close to a 100 quid for deed of change of name. i wouldve reckoned they do the sort of stuff you're after but anyway, wont hurt to find out

Tanya2013 wrote:I am on tier1 and applying for pr in jan2013 after completing my 5 yr stay.
I have almost all ready except that i have no surname printed in my passport (indian) so every time i apply for visa Presume you wanted to say every time of extension. What was your previous status and how many times have you extended. Did you get new notary for same name issue all time of extension.
i attach a letter from notary that my name is tanya and tanya and tanya tanya are one and same person (i am using my first name for surname)
So my questions is the letter i used last time for extentions of tier 1 from notary - can i use the same or do i have to get one again in recent date ?!!

Notary should last forever unless circumstances change. However your BRP card will use your name that used on your tier1 stamp.