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Welcome If you are British and live outside the United Kingdom and wish to legally change your name, or your children's names, you can use the Deed Poll process, which has been used by hundreds of thousands of British people for over 150 years. In fact, during the past five years alone, we have changed over 200,000 people's names. As you would expect, we are the main and most trusted issuer of Deed Poll documentation in the United Kingdom. Don't just take our word for it. To read our many testimonials click here and to see articles about us in the national press and television click here.
Changing your name name whilst overseas could not be easier. Firstly, you need to apply online for a Deed Poll. We will then prepare and post your Deed Poll documentation to you, in accordance with your chosen overseas delivery service. When you receive your Deed Poll document, you just need to sign and date it in the presence of a witness [1]. You can then use your Deed Poll to apply for a new British passport from your local British Embassy or High Commission. When you receive your new passport [2], you can use it to get your local documents and records changed to your new name (your new passport will be accepted as evidence of your change of name as recognised by the British government). Our Deed Poll documents are accepted by all British Embassies and High Commissions throughout the world and all United Kingdom government departments and agencies, companies and organisations to enable you to get all your documents and records reissued or changed to your new name including your UK driving licence, bank accounts and credit cards etc.[3] Please click on this link to start the online application process or click on any of the links in the list of site contents (left) to read more about changing your name by Deed Poll. If after reading our articles you have any unanswered questions about changing your name by Deed Poll, please e-mail us. Footnotes [1] Before you submit your application, we advise you to contact your local British Embassy or High Commission to ensure there are no special requirements that must be met before they will issue you with a new British passport. For example, the British Embassy in Tokyo requires British nationals to have the signing of their Deed Poll witnessed by a solicitor. [2] If your current passport contains a visa, your current passport will be returned to you cancelled. You should contact the visa issuing authority to find out if you need to apply for a new visa for your new passport or if the visa in your cancelled passport is still valid. [3] A Deed Poll will not get your birth, marriage or decree absolute certificate changed. It is also not possible to get permanent records changed such as past examination certificates. There are some circumstances that enable you to get a birth certificate amended or reissued thereby avoiding the need for a Deed Poll. Please read Can a birth certificate be changed? for further information.
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