Change of name
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how does one change one's name legally? Why would one do that? A. Last name was a typo in his passport and now he's in US getting degree's with the wrong (typo) last name. Regards, Tiruvan
My wife changed her name legally several years ago. Her birth name was "Michele Christine", but had always gone by "Chris" or "Christine". She had always had problems with people misspelling "Michele" as "Michelle", the more common 'French' spelling of the name. Finally, she got tired of the whole thing. She changed her first name to Christine, and made her middle name her maiden name. The whole thing cost about $300 and took a couple of months, between visits to a lawyer and a brief meeting with a probate court judge. Followed by several years of hassles with various companies, the IRS, the Social Security Administration, and our bank based on her change of identity.
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My wife changed her name legally several years ago. Her birth name was "Michele Christine", but had always gone by "Chris" or "Christine". She had always had problems with people misspelling "Michele" as "Michelle", the more common 'French' spelling of the name. Finally, she got tired of the whole thing. She changed her first name to Christine, and made her middle name her maiden name. The whole thing cost about $300 and took a couple of months, between visits to a lawyer and a brief meeting with a probate court judge. Followed by several years of hassles with various companies, the IRS, the Social Security Administration, and our bank based on her change of identity.
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delete this;Gary, thanks for the super fast reply. I am assuming that your wife is a US citizen by birth and yet she had to go through all that. I am an Indian born living in US for the past 5+ years. Back in India we have the habbit of using our initials and not the last name (thanks to the british!). I also have a degree from US. So I guess all this only complicates the whole process :(( Regards, Tiruvan
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how does one change one's name legally? Why would one do that? A. Last name was a typo in his passport and now he's in US getting degree's with the wrong (typo) last name. Regards, Tiruvan
A typo in the passport is different from changing your name legally. If your other documents have your name correctly, and that's the name you want to keep, then you just need to have your passport corrected. U.S. passports can be corrected for free by sending the thing off to the right agency (I have a typo in mine and need to do this also), but I'm not sure where you're from so your mileage may vary. Marcie http://www.codeproject.com
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how does one change one's name legally? Why would one do that? A. Last name was a typo in his passport and now he's in US getting degree's with the wrong (typo) last name. Regards, Tiruvan
This guy changed his name to "Trout Fishing in America". You can find Mr. America's story at the following link: Scroll down half a page. http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/vols/vol32/no4/p56.pdf[^]
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This guy changed his name to "Trout Fishing in America". You can find Mr. America's story at the following link: Scroll down half a page. http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/vols/vol32/no4/p56.pdf[^]
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A typo in the passport is different from changing your name legally. If your other documents have your name correctly, and that's the name you want to keep, then you just need to have your passport corrected. U.S. passports can be corrected for free by sending the thing off to the right agency (I have a typo in mine and need to do this also), but I'm not sure where you're from so your mileage may vary. Marcie http://www.codeproject.com
Marcie Robillard (Datagrid Girl) wrote: your mileage may vary :laugh: That's the first time I've heard that expression - A legal spin off from the car manufacturing industry. Classic!
"You can have everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want." --Zig Ziglar Coming soon: The Second EuroCPian Event
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This guy changed his name to "Trout Fishing in America". You can find Mr. America's story at the following link: Scroll down half a page. http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/vols/vol32/no4/p56.pdf[^]
Adam Wimsatt wrote: "Trout Fishing in America". Great book, by the way.:-D Some people think of it as a six-pack; I consider it more of a support group.
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Gary, thanks for the super fast reply. I am assuming that your wife is a US citizen by birth and yet she had to go through all that. I am an Indian born living in US for the past 5+ years. Back in India we have the habbit of using our initials and not the last name (thanks to the british!). I also have a degree from US. So I guess all this only complicates the whole process :(( Regards, Tiruvan
Tiruvan wrote: Back in India we have the habbit of using our initials and not the last name (thanks to the british!). Habits can be broken. You've had 56 years to correct this so don't come complaining. :rolleyes: Actually, to be less flippant about it, why did the British form the habbit (or have you form the habbit) of using initails instead of the last name? I've never heard of this before.
"You can have everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want." --Zig Ziglar Coming soon: The Second EuroCPian Event
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how does one change one's name legally? Why would one do that? A. Last name was a typo in his passport and now he's in US getting degree's with the wrong (typo) last name. Regards, Tiruvan
A. Lost last name in a game of cards with ex-wife, still haven't gotten around to changing it back Regards, Jeff Varszegi
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This guy changed his name to "Trout Fishing in America". You can find Mr. America's story at the following link: Scroll down half a page. http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/vols/vol32/no4/p56.pdf[^]
Adam Wimsatt wrote: This guy changed his name to "Trout Fishing in America". I heard about a man who changed his name after a dispute with his bank. I thought it was an urban ledgend, but I googled for it and there is a story attributed to appearing in The Guardian newspaper. "After being charged £20 for a £10 overdraft, 30-year-old Michael Howard of Leeds changed his name by deed poll to Yorkshire Bank PLC Are Fascist B*****ds. The bank has now asked him to close his account, and Mr. B*****ds has asked them to repay the 69p balance, by cheque, made out in his new name. " -- The Guardian
"You can have everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want." --Zig Ziglar Coming soon: The Second EuroCPian Event
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how does one change one's name legally? Why would one do that? A. Last name was a typo in his passport and now he's in US getting degree's with the wrong (typo) last name. Regards, Tiruvan
I changed my name online by Deed Poll, but a Statutary Declaration (which requires a solicitor) is just as easy. The whole process was painless and straightforward. I'm not sure what the procedure is in other countries though. Anna :rose: Homepage | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work. Trouble with resource IDs? Try the Resource ID Organiser Visual C++ Add-In
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Marcie Robillard (Datagrid Girl) wrote: your mileage may vary :laugh: That's the first time I've heard that expression - A legal spin off from the car manufacturing industry. Classic!
"You can have everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want." --Zig Ziglar Coming soon: The Second EuroCPian Event
It's actually fairly common. You'll see it a lot on usenet as YMMV at the end of a post. Cheers, Tom Archer "Use what talents you possess. The woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best." - William Blake * Inside C# -Second Edition * Visual C++.NET Bible * Extending MFC Applications with the .NET Framework
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My wife changed her name legally several years ago. Her birth name was "Michele Christine", but had always gone by "Chris" or "Christine". She had always had problems with people misspelling "Michele" as "Michelle", the more common 'French' spelling of the name. Finally, she got tired of the whole thing. She changed her first name to Christine, and made her middle name her maiden name. The whole thing cost about $300 and took a couple of months, between visits to a lawyer and a brief meeting with a probate court judge. Followed by several years of hassles with various companies, the IRS, the Social Security Administration, and our bank based on her change of identity.
Software Zen:
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It's actually fairly common. You'll see it a lot on usenet as YMMV at the end of a post. Cheers, Tom Archer "Use what talents you possess. The woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best." - William Blake * Inside C# -Second Edition * Visual C++.NET Bible * Extending MFC Applications with the .NET Framework
And here I thought they were telling me, "You make me vomit.":doh: Some people think of it as a six-pack; I consider it more of a support group.
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Tiruvan wrote: Back in India we have the habbit of using our initials and not the last name (thanks to the british!). Habits can be broken. You've had 56 years to correct this so don't come complaining. :rolleyes: Actually, to be less flippant about it, why did the British form the habbit (or have you form the habbit) of using initails instead of the last name? I've never heard of this before.
"You can have everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want." --Zig Ziglar Coming soon: The Second EuroCPian Event
Well....if you haven't heard of Initials being used...that's ur problem....get out of the house (USA)....and over the damn Atlantic...and see the world....I still can't believe some of you refer to America when saying "...changed the world"....kind of like the 'Frog in the well' case. Regards, Tiruvan
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And here I thought they were telling me, "You make me vomit.":doh: Some people think of it as a six-pack; I consider it more of a support group.
I was referring to when I state YMMV to OTHER people! :) Cheers, Tom Archer "Use what talents you possess. The woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best." - William Blake * Inside C# -Second Edition * Visual C++.NET Bible * Extending MFC Applications with the .NET Framework
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A. Lost last name in a game of cards with ex-wife, still haven't gotten around to changing it back Regards, Jeff Varszegi
mate of mine lost his last name on a coin toss whenhe was getting married "head we use your surname, tails we use mine" sort of thing hes divorced now, changed it back pronto also once met a guy at my university who changed his name to "Count Sexfruit" bryce --- Publitor, making Pubmed easy. http://www.sohocode.com/publitor
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And here I thought they were telling me, "You make me vomit.":doh: Some people think of it as a six-pack; I consider it more of a support group.
I guess there is info on the web abt all kinds of shortcuts used in differtnchat services. Try googling :) Smitha Every problem has a gift for you in its hands. -- Richard Bach
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mate of mine lost his last name on a coin toss whenhe was getting married "head we use your surname, tails we use mine" sort of thing hes divorced now, changed it back pronto also once met a guy at my university who changed his name to "Count Sexfruit" bryce --- Publitor, making Pubmed easy. http://www.sohocode.com/publitor
Count Sexfruit :-D:-D:-D Regards, Jeff Varszegi