Marikistin, I didn't quite understand if you were talking about just your Maiden names (maternal & paternal surnames) since you now also mentioned the Married name. That's a whole other issue. You have to have the same exact names on all passports. Period. I tried keeping my married name in the ...

Marikistin, I am not sure who your question was for.... Nonetheless, I'd like to give an update just in case any British/Brazilian are following this thread. HMPO asked for a letter from a Brazilian Authority explaining why Middle Names in Brazil are treated as a Last Name. I could not get the Brazi...

Thank you once again! I have also spent a lot of $$$ so far, which I don't agree I should have done, if they had given me the correct information when I first inquired about renewing the passport over 6 months ago. So I am collecting all the receipts in order to request a refund. Not to mention loss...

what i did was i went to the portuguese offical ministry website and printed out both the laws in English and portuguese and using a highlighter, highlighting these laws. i also wrote a cover letter stating the laws saying that i was allowed an observation page and highlighted this to them. i also ...

brazuca, interesting that you mentioned the Italian. Yesterday I spoke to a friend who is Brazilian, British AND she has lived in Italy for 18 years. She lives there as British.. but was thinking about getting the Italian Citizenship which she's eligible, since she's lived there for so long. Problem...

Thanks brazuca for the reply. Yes, I am Brazilian (by parents/raised), British by birth and naturalized American as I have lived in the US for over 20 years. Glad to know things worked out for your daughter. In my case, having a 3rd passport (USA) is the problem, as I would have to change all my doc...

@brazuca, I just signed up for this message board to message YOU, but I can't do a private one. Was your issue resolved? I am having the same problem renewing my UK passport because of how my Surname on the Brazilian differs from theirs. The problem is that I have one more passport.. USA. So both US...