IELTS cert & Passport in maiden name
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IELTS cert & Passport in maiden name
Hello everyone, a new member here and it's my TimeToApply! My first post so go easy on me please I hope someone has some experience and can clear something up for me?
15.09.17 My wife and I married.
28.09.17 My wife passed her IELTS exam using her international passport with her maiden name (she is ukrainian).
Is her IELTS certificate valid considering it's in her maiden name? We're basically concerned that her passport wasn't "valid" as of 16.09.17 because she took my surname.
I've already learned so much from this forum, the regulars here show incredible dedication and I look forward to speaking to some of you!
Thanks in advance.
TimeToApply
15.09.17 My wife and I married.
28.09.17 My wife passed her IELTS exam using her international passport with her maiden name (she is ukrainian).
Is her IELTS certificate valid considering it's in her maiden name? We're basically concerned that her passport wasn't "valid" as of 16.09.17 because she took my surname.
I've already learned so much from this forum, the regulars here show incredible dedication and I look forward to speaking to some of you!
Thanks in advance.
TimeToApply
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Re: IELTS cert & Passport in maiden name
Your wife doesn't have to take your surname. Has she changed her passport to her married name?
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Re: IELTS cert & Passport in maiden name
Hi BritInParis!
We understand that, but she wants to and our marriage certificate also reflects this decision so we can't go back on that.
She hasn't changed her international passport yet but has just applied for her new Ukrainian passport which we were required to do so before applying for her international passport. The international passport is used for the visa application.
What was your thinking then?
We understand that, but she wants to and our marriage certificate also reflects this decision so we can't go back on that.
She hasn't changed her international passport yet but has just applied for her new Ukrainian passport which we were required to do so before applying for her international passport. The international passport is used for the visa application.
What was your thinking then?
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Re: IELTS cert & Passport in maiden name
Hi BritInParis!
We understand that, but she wants to and our marriage certificate also reflects this decision so we can't go back on that.
She hasn't changed her international passport yet but has just applied for her new Ukrainian passport which we were required to do so before applying for her international passport. The international passport is used for the visa application.
What was your thinking then?
We understand that, but she wants to and our marriage certificate also reflects this decision so we can't go back on that.
She hasn't changed her international passport yet but has just applied for her new Ukrainian passport which we were required to do so before applying for her international passport. The international passport is used for the visa application.
What was your thinking then?
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Re: IELTS cert & Passport in maiden name
Thank you!
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Re: IELTS cert & Passport in maiden name
Hi BIP and to anyone else who can help, hope you see this...
My wife's applied for her new passport using my surname, as previously mentioned, only to find out that they do not return the old one. They don't cut the corners off and return them in Ukraine like they do for us! So we photocopied it before applying and got it notarised. The required docs obviously state previous passports must be included, but we had no choice.
Have you heard of this before in other countries? Can the ECO use this as an excuse to refuse our application?
Thanks in advance!!
My wife's applied for her new passport using my surname, as previously mentioned, only to find out that they do not return the old one. They don't cut the corners off and return them in Ukraine like they do for us! So we photocopied it before applying and got it notarised. The required docs obviously state previous passports must be included, but we had no choice.
Have you heard of this before in other countries? Can the ECO use this as an excuse to refuse our application?
Thanks in advance!!
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Re: IELTS cert & Passport in maiden name
Hi BIP and to anyone else who can help, hope you see this...
My wife's applied for her new passport using my surname, as previously mentioned, only to find out that they do not return the old one. They don't cut the corners off and return them in Ukraine like they do for us! So we photocopied it before applying and got it notarised. The required docs obviously state previous passports must be included, but we had no choice.
Have you heard of this before in other countries? Can the ECO use this as an excuse to refuse our application?
Thanks in advance!!
My wife's applied for her new passport using my surname, as previously mentioned, only to find out that they do not return the old one. They don't cut the corners off and return them in Ukraine like they do for us! So we photocopied it before applying and got it notarised. The required docs obviously state previous passports must be included, but we had no choice.
Have you heard of this before in other countries? Can the ECO use this as an excuse to refuse our application?
Thanks in advance!!