Regarding name change

A. Shajrin Nisha (Querist) 09 January 2018 This query is : Resolved
Hi, My son's birth certificate contains my new name changed through gazette. My passport has my old name. So while applying passport for my son, is it mandatory to change my name first or producing my gazette documents is enough. Kindly help. Am in bit urgent

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A. Shajrin Nisha (Querist) 09 January 2018
My son's birth certificate contains my new name changed through gazette. My passport has my old name. So while applying passport for my son, is it mandatory to change my name first or producing my gazette documents is enough. Kindly help. Am in bit urgent

Sudhir Kumar, Advocate (Expert) 10 January 2018
did you contact passport office?

Isaac Gabriel (Expert) 10 January 2018
Enclosing the gazette will suffice for all purposes.

Vijay Raj Mahajan (Expert) 10 January 2018
Gazette notification will be required for change of name of your son along with all other relevant documents including your passport. Check the Passport application details in website of Ministry of External Affairs.