Alternative spelling of middle name in Passport and Birth Certificate
Apr 24th 2019, 1:38 pm
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Alternative spelling of middle name in Passport and Birth Certificate
Hi there,
My wife is applying for her Australian Citizenship. Her first and last names are always the same, no changes. Only the middle name is sometimes written as 'Binte' or 'Binth' as an alternative spelling. The birth certificate uses the alternative spelling 'Binte' as a middle name, and her passport uses the spelling 'Binth' as a middle name. The only difference in the last letter of the middle name.
What supporting document would we need to provide as evidence of name change? Technically, there was no name change, It is just an alternative spelling of the same middle name.
Do we provide the Birth Certificate which has the middle name spelled as 'Binte' and the Passport having the middle name spelled as 'Binth' to prove the alternative spelling?
Please advise.
Thank you.
My wife is applying for her Australian Citizenship. Her first and last names are always the same, no changes. Only the middle name is sometimes written as 'Binte' or 'Binth' as an alternative spelling. The birth certificate uses the alternative spelling 'Binte' as a middle name, and her passport uses the spelling 'Binth' as a middle name. The only difference in the last letter of the middle name.
What supporting document would we need to provide as evidence of name change? Technically, there was no name change, It is just an alternative spelling of the same middle name.
Do we provide the Birth Certificate which has the middle name spelled as 'Binte' and the Passport having the middle name spelled as 'Binth' to prove the alternative spelling?
Please advise.
Thank you.
Apr 25th 2019, 3:47 am
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Re: Alternative spelling of middle name in Passport and Birth Certificate
Do the same you did for the visa?
Apr 25th 2019, 10:41 am
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Re: Alternative spelling of middle name in Passport and Birth Certificate
Thanks for the reply. It's all sorted out. I am going to request for spelling correction from the embassy.
Apr 25th 2019, 11:49 am
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Re: Alternative spelling of middle name in Passport and Birth Certificate
Correcting the passport to match the birth certificate is the optimal move and it sounds like you already have it in hand.
Apr 25th 2019, 12:17 pm
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Re: Alternative spelling of middle name in Passport and Birth Certificate
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