Name change procedure

A Complete Guide For Changing Your Name Legally

A name offers identity to people since his/her birth. There is a right for any individual to change his/her name. Several reasons influence people to change their name. It is essential that you change your name legally and follow the name change procedure in India. The following article lists the vital steps to be followed to change your name legally.

Submit A Affidavit

An Affidavit is a legal document which contains details of your name change. You must include the reason for your name change. The affidavit document should be a stamp paper which is attested by a notary or magistrate. It is important that the reason for the name change should be legal. You have to keep some copies of the original affidavit.

Publish In Newspaper

Once your affidavit is ready, you have to publish your name change in the newspaper. The newspaper advertisement on the name change is issued to inform the public about the name change. There is a standard format that one has to follow for publishing the newspaper advertisement. Make sure that you publish the ad in a national newspaper and a local paper.

Publish In Official Gazette

The final step in the legal process of the name change is to publish in the official gazette. For this one has to visit the local government press and get copies of the deed stating the name change. The following documents should be sent to the Department of Commerce, so that name change gets reflected in the Gazette. You have to submit the following documents

A letter to the secretary requesting a name change
Tow original copies of the newspaper advertisements.
Affidavit for the name change
Identity proof of the individual it includes Voter id, PAN card, driving license, birth certificate, etc.

After a week you would receive notification from the Department of Commerce, and you have to visit the Government Press. You have to pay the fees for the name change.

The above process would help to change your name legally.

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