How to Change Name in India

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The legal process for changing your name involves submitting an affidavit stating your intention to change your current name to a new one. Next, you need to publish a notice in your local newspaper informing people about your name change. Next, you need to apply for a name change through a gazette notification. Your name change will then be published in the gazette notification.

Easiest Way to Legal Name Change

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The legal process of name change involves giving an affidavit about changing your current name to a new name. Next, you will need to inform the public about your name change by publishing a notice in your local newspaper. After this, you have to apply for name change in the gazette notification. After which your name change will be published in the gazette notification.

How to Name Change in Pan Card ?

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To modify the name on your PAN card, you have two options: submitting an application online via the official websites of (formerly NSDL) or UTIITSL, or applying offline at a designated center. Regardless of the method, you must provide supporting documents to prove the name change, such as a marriage certificate or a gazette notification.