Name change after the naturalisation application submission

[kvitolina]

Hi there,

I have an interesting, but perhaps a complex question.

I have submitted my application for naturalisation along with the actual passport application via NCS in April 2017.

I am now in the middle of changing my last name (not related to marriage), but more for personal reasons. I have submitted this request to my embassy in London. Approval process takes around 1 month. If my request does go through, I will immediately need to change my passport and the identity card to reflect such a change. But because my application for the naturalisation is still going through, I don't know how to proceed, since they are at this stage handling my application with my 'old' last name - I think it is a must that I send my new passport to the home office to inform them, but at the same time I am worried that they might reject the current application and will request me to submit a new one and of course that will be at additional cost, i.e. £1,300.

Please let me know if any of you have experienced a similar situation, and how best to proceed.

Thank you,
K

[CR001]

You should have done this before applying for citizenship or waited till you got approval and passport and then done it.

HO will not grant citizenship if you have different names.

[Tea_Rocket]

Is there a way you can withdraw your request to change your name? Because unless your reasons for wanting the name change are a matter of life and death, I agree with CR001 above and think you should have done this before applying or waited until after your application was decided. As it is, if you can withdraw your name change, you should absolutely do this otherwise you will face difficulties trying to reconcile your new name with your naturalisation documents.

[kvitolina]

Thank you for your advice, I shall do that.

K