Fred James

As I said, it could be a bureaucratic nightmare! Has anyone gone through the process?

Loafing Along

My wife got in a big discussion with the judge when she was granted Spanish nationality as her NIE had my surname , solid Brit so only one. That had to go, then her father's surname , easy as step one, next problem, her mother had adopted her husband's surname, that had to go ... Search up family tree until paternal grandfather on mother's side was decided by judge as right second surname to use. Now my wife copes with three surname options depending on country, age of documentation and so on. Some day we are going have to get married again as her maaried surname no longer exists for her .....

Boseley

My U.K. passport has my single fathers surname, same for banks etc., all things here had to be changed, banks, medical, utilities etc., however it had all been done before for previous applicants, so it was not a big deal. I just went with the flow, and the visiting Policia National made the decisions.

Never saw a Judge at all.