When to change your last name for citizenship?

If your last name has changed, whether due to a marriage or a court order such as a divorce, you should change your citizenship papers to match your legal last name.

Is the last name on a passport your last name?

Your surname is your family name. It is also called your “last name.” When filling out applications, type your surname as it appears on your passport, travel or identity document. Do not use initials.

Can You Change Your Name If you have dual citizenship?

For example, the name on my airline tickets would not match one of the Passports (once I have dual citizenship and a U.S. Passport). Should I just not change my name, and is it even allowed for my names to be different?

How to get no surname on Indian passport?

Re: No Surname on Indian Passport 1 Indian passport- GIVEN NAME only : ABC XYZ 2 SURNAME : Empty 3 Now Applying for NCS (naturalisation)- which is the best option from below:

If your last name has changed, whether due to a marriage or a court order such as a divorce, you should change your citizenship papers to match your legal last name.

Is the last name on my birth certificate my last name?

Currently my social security card, driver’s license, military records, bank accounts and so forth are all under this last name. I need a passport, but do not want it made out for the name on my birth certificate since this is not the name I am known by.

What’s the difference between a surname and a last name in China?

Chinese people place surname before first name, whereas it is just the opposite in western world where last name is the surname and surname is never placed before the first name. So if you are in China or Japan, your surname is not the last name, but the first name and your real name becomes your last name.