changing name = citizenship difficulties?
Dec 7th 2003, 12:10 am
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changing name = citizenship difficulties?
Hi,
My boyfriend and I are about to get married, and we are creating a new
surname that each of us will both take upon marriage instead of our
current awful surnames. We have been resident in Canada for only 2
years though, and I am afraid that if we change our surname we will
have troubles when applying for citizenship, as our names on our
immigration papers and passports will differ from our new surname.
Does anyone know if it's possible to change our surname with no
problems in this regard?
My boyfriend and I are about to get married, and we are creating a new
surname that each of us will both take upon marriage instead of our
current awful surnames. We have been resident in Canada for only 2
years though, and I am afraid that if we change our surname we will
have troubles when applying for citizenship, as our names on our
immigration papers and passports will differ from our new surname.
Does anyone know if it's possible to change our surname with no
problems in this regard?
Dec 7th 2003, 7:01 am
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Re: changing name = citizenship difficulties?
in a recent article, soni ([email protected]) said:
> Hi,
>
> My boyfriend and I are about to get married, and we are creating a new
> surname that each of us will both take upon marriage instead of our
> current awful surnames. We have been resident in Canada for only 2
> years though, and I am afraid that if we change our surname we will
> have troubles when applying for citizenship, as our names on our
> immigration papers and passports will differ from our new surname.
> Does anyone know if it's possible to change our surname with no
> problems in this regard?
You will naturally change your name legally, meeting all the provincial
requirements, correct? Therefore there won't be any problems.
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> Hi,
>
> My boyfriend and I are about to get married, and we are creating a new
> surname that each of us will both take upon marriage instead of our
> current awful surnames. We have been resident in Canada for only 2
> years though, and I am afraid that if we change our surname we will
> have troubles when applying for citizenship, as our names on our
> immigration papers and passports will differ from our new surname.
> Does anyone know if it's possible to change our surname with no
> problems in this regard?
You will naturally change your name legally, meeting all the provincial
requirements, correct? Therefore there won't be any problems.
--
Say "I am not American" in TWELVE languages.
The original "I am not American" T-shirts - as seen on CNN
Only at http://www.iamnotamerican.com .
View 16 NEW designs and a full range of merchandise.
http://www.iamnotamerican.com
Remove uppercase letters from Email address to reply.
