English name different to official name on passport
Aug 16th 2018, 2:07 am
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English name different to official name on passport
My spouse's English name (or the name she uses on a day to day basis) is different from her official Chinese name on her passport.
Evidence - chat logs, screenshots, referring to her name in photos by her English name - would this be OK?
Evidence - chat logs, screenshots, referring to her name in photos by her English name - would this be OK?
Aug 16th 2018, 6:25 am
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Re: English name different to official name on passport
Does her English name appear on her birth certificate?
Aug 16th 2018, 6:34 am
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Re: English name different to official name on passport
Nope. No official documents.
Aug 16th 2018, 10:19 am
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Re: English name different to official name on passport
Since it’s normal for Hongkongers to have an English given name in addition to their Chinese given name I don’t think this is likely to cause a problem. It would’ve been better if there was an official document with her English name but if you include a line in her covering letter then that should be enough. The only other thing you could be to give a sworn statement in front of a solicitor stating that she is also known by her English name since so-and-so a date.
