How to Legally Change a Name ?
The legal name change process is a multi-step process. To change your name legally, you have to change the name in all the documents. Every person has different reasons for changing the name. Such as – disliked name, surname change, name change after marriage, mistake in the name in any document and many other such reasons can force a person to change his name. In all these cases, to change the name, you must have a proof of name change. On the basis of which the name is changed in any of your documents. And this proof of name change is accepted in the form of gazette notification. It is an official document. Which is used as a gazette name change certificate.
How to Change Name in Document?
Legal Process for Changing Name in Documents
If you want to change the name in any of your documents, then first of all you must have a proof of your name change. Because if you want to change the name in any of your identity certificates or documents, then you must have proof of name change. Gazette notification is used for name change. Whichever document you want to change the name in. You can change the name in any of your documents by submitting a copy of your gazette name change. Gazette is accepted everywhere, in schools, colleges, government – non-government offices, banks and all other places. This gazette is an official document of the Government of India. Which acts as a proof of name change.
What is Gazette Notification ?
Gazette notification is the Government Official Publication
Gazette notification is an official publication which is published by the Government of India. It has only one publication office all over India and it is located in Delhi Civil Lines. This official publication is published online only on the official website of the Gazette of India ( eGazette ). Official announcements, new rules, laws and promotions are published in this gazette. A name change is also published in it. There is a process of changing the name. Through which your name change is published in the Gazette Notification. Which is published on the official website of the Gazette of India (Gazette). Which you can download from the website anytime and get it printed and change your name officially using a hard copy anywhere as per your need.
How to Change Name in Gazette Notification ?
Gazette Notification for Name Change
To name change in gazette notification, you first have to make an affidavit to change your name, after which you have to publish an advertisement for name change in the local newspaper of your state and then fill the request form for name change in the gazette, in which you have to submit the affidavit and newspaper cuttings along with the form, and other documents like your ID, digital format (CD), passport size photo etc. Then after preparing your file, you will submit this file to the gazette office. To submit the file, you can go to the gazette office yourself and submit the file or you can send the file through post / courier. After the file is submitted, your file will be verified and then your name change will be sent for publication in the gazette.
How to Change Name in Aadhaar Card ?
Gazette Notification for Name Change in Aadhaar Card
To name change in the Aadhaar card, go to your nearest Aadhaar Seva Kendra and fill the Aadhaar name update form. Submit photocopies of some of your documents along with the form and pay the fee for the process which can be between Rs 50 to Rs 100. After submitting the form, you will get a slip from there on which there will be a URN (Update Request Number) number of your Aadhaar name update process. With the help of which you can track the information of your process. If you are changing the name more than 2 times in the Aadhaar card, then you will also have to submit the gazette notification along with the form and other documents. The gazette notification is taken as proof of name change. On the basis of which the name is changed in the documents
How to Change Name in Passport ?
Gazette Notification for Name Change in Passport
To name change in passport, you will need some documents like original passport, gazette notification, Aadhaar card, etc. First of all, you have to apply online from the official website of passport service. After filling the online application form, you have to upload the documents and book an appointment. On the day you have been given an appointment, visit the passport service center with all your documents. All your documents will be verified and your biometric information will be taken. After a few days of completion of all the procedures, a new passport with your new name will be sent to your address
How to Change Name in School/Educational Certificate?
Gazette Notification for Name Change in School/Educational Certificate
To name change in school certificate, if the person is still studying in school, then the gazette notification will be sought from the person to change the name in the school certificate, after which his name will be changed in the certificate, but if you have completed your studies, then there will be no change in the school certificate, rather your new name will be accepted everywhere only with the help of gazette notification. Wherever your school certificate is being asked from you and your certificate has the old name, then in this situation, if you submit a copy of the gazette notification along with your school certificate, then only your new name will be accepted. The name in the school certificate is changed in only a few board offices, but this does not happen everywhere.
How to Change Name in Share Certificate?
Gazette Notification for Name Change in Share Certificate
To change name in share certificate, first meet the transfer agent of the company and tell him that you want to change your name in your share certificate. Then the agent will submit a name change form in which you will have to submit a copy of your identity proof, share certificate, gazette notification of name change and other documents, on the basis of which your new name will be entered in your share certificate. And finally you will have to fill the stock power form. After which, after verification of your form, the stock transfer agent will issue a share certificate in your new name. After which you can use the shares as per your need.
How to Change Name in Birth Certificate?
Gazette Notification for Name Change in Birth Certificate
If a person wants to change name in birth certificate, then the name is not changed in the birth certificate. But if you are being asked for your birth certificate somewhere and your name is wrong there and you want to use your new name, then you will have to submit a copy of the gazette notification of your name change along with your birth certificate, after which only your new name will be accepted in the birth certificate. Gazette Notification is the official document which is accepted everywhere. And it acts as a proof of your name change.
How to Change Name in Driving License
Gazette Notification for Name Change in Driving License
The name on the driving licence can be changed only after the new name is updated in the Aadhaar card. To update the name on the driving licence, go to the transport department’s website (parivahan.gov.in) and click on the option of driving licence name change. Then upload your driving licence details with your new name and the Aadhaar card with your new name. And for the offline process, go to your nearest RTO office and talk to an officer that you want to change the name in your driving licence. Then fill the name change form. And submit your necessary documents like – Aadhaar card, gazette notification, on the basis of these, the name in your driving licence will be changed and after a few days the driving licence with the new name will be sent to your address.
How to Change Name in Pan Card
Gazette Notification for Name Change in Pan Card
Name change in PAN card can be done only after the name change in Aadhaar is done through gazette because name change in PAN card will be done through Aadhaar card only. Name change in PAN card can be done through an online or offline process. Visit the official website of the income tax department and submit the online form for updating your PAN card. You have to upload the updated Aadhaar card from the gazette in the form. Your new PAN card will be updated in your PAN card only through your new Aadhaar. Wait for a few days after submitting the form. After the documents are verified, an e-PAN card with the new name will be sent to you within 7 days. And a physical PAN card will also be sent after a month.
Conclusion – Any person can keep the same name. If a person has more than one name, then that person may face problems in the future. Many people mistakenly keep different names in different documents, due to which the person does not have the same name and he has to face trouble. A person should have the same name among all his friends, this is where the process of changing the name starts. In this process, the same name of the person is recorded in all the documents. But before changing the name in any document, you must have proof of the new name you want to change in your documents. Gazette notification comes in handy for this. By changing the name in it, it works like a name change certificate. You can change the name in any document with this gazette name change
Questions searched by people on Google
For name change in India you have to fill name change affidavit, advertisement in newspaper and name change form in gazette notification after which your name change will be published in gazette or that gazette will be taken as a proof of name change for changing name in any document
Yes, gazette notification is legally valid for name change. Gazette is an official document issued by the Government of India through which name change is done.
To change the name in your Aadhaar card, visit your nearest Aadhaar Seva Kendra and fill the Aadhaar name update form and pay an application fee of Rs 50. Your Aadhaar card with the new name will be sent to your address within a few days. The name in the Aadhaar card can be changed twice. To change the name more than twice, a gazette notification is required.
To change the name in the passport you have to apply for passport re-issue on the website of Passport Seva Online Portal and submit the name change related documents like gazette name change, affidavit, advertisement in newspaper, identity card and other documents. This process will be online and at the end there will be an appointment where you will take all your documents and after their verification, you will get the passport with the new name in a few days.
Visit the NSDL or UTIITSL website and fill the PAN card name change form. Along with the form, submit the name change documents like gazette name change, Aadhaar card with new name, marriage certificate and documents containing proof of identity, address and date of birth. After submitting the application, a PAN card with the new name will be issued and sent to your address.
Fill the application form for share name change from the share transfer agent of the company. Also submit the gazetted name change certificate, identity card and share certificate. Finally submit the stock power form, after which the stock transfer agent will issue the share certificate with the new name.
To change the name in the school certificate, get the name changed through gazette notification. Gazette is a legal certificate which acts as proof of name change.
To change the name in the share certificate, meet the company agent and fill the name change form and prepare the gazette notification of the name change and give it to the agent because the name in your share certificate will be changed only on the basis of the gazette.
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