How do I change name before or after British Citizenship

[defmute]

Good Morning All,

Hope all is well.

Please I would want to enquire or seek your opinion concerning the best way possible to address this issue.

I'll be eligible for the Bristish citizenship in September 2011 and I intend to apply for my wife's say within a few months based on her being " married to a British citizen ".

We are both currently on indefinite leave to remain since September 2010.

My wife would want to change her middle name because the native meaning doesn't go down well with our beliefs. Obviously she is a lot wiser now and she knows it represents something else. An issue that her parents strongly regret naming their kids with such reference i.e idol worshipping

We had a chance to change her middle name around the time we were getting married i.e. court or registry but we only changed her maiden name to her married name.

She currently have her national passports ( old and new) showing these changes.

My question is can we make use of this opportunity of applying for the British citizenship to change her middle i.e. just writing down her new middle name down on the form and obviously stating what other names she has been known by?

or do we need to apply for some form of legal document stating her change of name which will be included in her application package for the British citizenship?

I will appreciate any assists with this please.

Thanks.

[geriatrix]

To reflect a name different from the one given in a foreign identity document on a UK identity document, IMHO, the easiest way is to get a "change of name deed" before you apply for a UK identity document.

If you wish the new name reflected on the naturalisation certificate, get it done before you apply.

[joh118]

She should sign a "Change of Name deed". This is very easy and no legal help will be needed for this. Just search for a template on the internet.

When filling out the application form, you will see that you can choose what name to appear on your new passport. Just attach the deed with the application.