Name Change Affidavit

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Name Change Affidavit is one of the most important document when it comes to changing the name in India. No matter if you want to change name after marriage, divorce, or just for your satisfaction, the affidavit is the most important document which you will require to carry on the process.

So if you have no idea about name change affidavit, don’t worry. This article is all about the affidavit itself and it will help you understand what the affidavit is, how it is useful for the procedure, and its content. We at YourDoorStep also provides the name change affidavit in which we will get prepared for you if you are not willing to carry out this procedure on your own. Our services are affordable and reliable.

In India, changing name is entirely a legal process and there are plenty of reasons why name change is necessary.

Reasons for Name Change

• Religion Change
• Divorce
• Dissatisfaction with name
• Marriage of Widow
• Numerology Reasons
• Astrology Reasons
• Wrong Name in official Record
• Marriage After Divorce
• Marriage
• Child Adoption
• Spelling Errors
• Gender Change

Documents Necessary for Name Change Affidavit

Name change can be done for both Adults and Minors, however, different documents are required in each case

For Adults

• ID Proof: Driving Licence or Passport or Voter ID or Aadhaar Card or Pan Card or Ration Card
• Address Proof: Electricity Bill or Aadhaar Card or Ration Card
• Photo: One Passport Size Photo
• Application Form: Duly Signed Application Form with all details including the Old & New Name, Correspondence address, Contact Details & reason for Name change

Optional

• Marriage certificate (if Available, for Female after Marriage)
• Divorce Decree issued by Court (in-case of Divorce)
• Adoption Deed issued by Court (In-case of Adoption)

For Minors

• ID Proof: School ID card or Aadhaar card
• Address Proof: Aadhaar Card
• Age Proof: Birth Certificate of the Minor
• Photo: One Passport Size Photo
• Application Form: Duly Signed by Minor if possible and Parent or Guardians

Note: As the entire process takes place online, all the documents are needed to be in JPEG format.

Changing Name using Name Change Affidavit

Affidavit for Name Change

This is the very first process in the entire name change journey. If you want to change your name, firstly you need to make an affidavit for Name Change in the local Notary (usually done on 10 or 20 INR Stamp paper). It must contain your Old name, the New name and must also mention the reason for name change along with applicant details such as your Husband’s/Father’s name, Address and Age Proof etc. Also, the affidavit must be signed by two witnesses along with a gazetted officer rank along with their stamp.

Name Change Affidavit can be of many types. Some of them are

• Affidavit for Change Of Name after marriage
• Affidavit for Change Of Name for minors
• Affidavit for change of name on the passport

Publication in Newspaper

Once you complete the above step, the next step Publication in Newspaper comes in to play.
You need to Publish news of your Name Change as an Advertisement in two local newspapers i.e. one in the Regional Language\Hindi and another one in an English newspaper.

Some Important point to include in the Newspaper Publication:

• New Name of Applicant
• Old Name of Applicant
• Date
• Full Address of Applicant
• Age of Applicant
• Notary Name who attested the affidavit
• Father’s/Husband Name of Applicant

Before you give the advertisement in newspaper, always perform a cross-check of the advertisement to see if all the details mentioned are correct or not. A minor mistake can ruin your complete process.

Publishing of Name Change in Official Gazette of India

Now you have to Publish the Name Change Notification in Gazette of India by writing the Application along with a DD of fee and required documents.

Now you have to send the following Documents to the Department of Publication of Name Change-

• Name Change Affidavit which has to be Duly Notarized (Hard Copy)
• If You live abroad, then you must submit the deed which has to be duly attested by the respective Indian Embassy/Indian High Commission Only.
• Newspaper Publication (Hard Copy)
• Hard Copy of the Name Change form which must be duly filled as per the given Format
• Make a digital CD. “Soft Copy of Specimen in a Compact Disc (CD)”
• Government employees are required to submit the Deed for Name Change in accordance with the Ministry of Home Affairs 0. M. No. 190016/1/87-Estt. dated 12/03/1987
• A Demand Draft of Rs. 1100/- (for major) and Rs. 1700/- (for Minor) drawn in favor of Controller of Publications, Delhi
• Two Passport Size Photographs self-attested
• One Self Attested Photo ID Proof
• A Certificate which must be signed by the Applicant informing/stating that the information in the Hard and Soft copy is the same. 
• Application/Forwarding Letter describing all the Documents enclosed within the envelope

Why Choose YourDoorStep for Name Change Affidavit

Here are some of the reasons to choose us for your Name Change

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Process to avail Name Change Affidavit

We make all our services simple and easy to use by keeping our customers in mind. This helps us achieve a high customer satisfaction rate. Follow these steps given below

• Contact us on the given numbers or fill the contact form given above.
• Tell us the are you want an affidavit for name change.
• Mention your name, and phone number to make it easy to connect

That’s it. Soon an agent will connect to you for carrying out the service.

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