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It may be worth enquiring whether the Polish embassy would cancel the expired Polish passport at your request. As it is only uncancelled passports that need to be submitted when making a British passport application.Sylwianotts wrote:I do not wish to apply for a whole new Polish passport either
That sounds like a good idea, this way the application could go forward without the expired passport. Thanks, I will ring them tomorrow and find out!cs95tdg wrote:It may be worth enquiring whether the Polish embassy would cancel the expired Polish passport at your request. As it is only uncancelled passports that need to be submitted when making a British passport application.Sylwianotts wrote:I do not wish to apply for a whole new Polish passport either
HiyaCR001 wrote:HMPO won't issue a first passport if the name is different to the foreign passport. It is their policy, see the link below which contains other links to useful information.
http://www.immigrationboards.com/britis ... 84012.html
You will likely need to get a new Polish passport first.
Don't expect this to be simple; your mileage will vary - depending on home country &/or embassy.Sylwianotts wrote:Hiya
Thanks for your reply, I had a brief read. It still seems a bit odd though, as even in the notes it says that if the documentation provided states a different name than the one on application (like in my case) they ask to provide evidence of name change, one being BC, which I did provide- and still, I receive a letter stating that they won't issue a passport if the name is different- like they're contradicting themselves... I mean, what about the women who get married but still have a passport in maiden name and send that over?
Hopefully the Embassy lets me cancel it on request as suggested by other poster...
Gosh, that sounds like a nightmare. I don't think I can work through all the pages in one go but I saw that your wife cancelled hers in the end.noajthan wrote:Don't expect this to be simple; your mileage will vary - depending on home country &/or embassy.Sylwianotts wrote:Hiya
Thanks for your reply, I had a brief read. It still seems a bit odd though, as even in the notes it says that if the documentation provided states a different name than the one on application (like in my case) they ask to provide evidence of name change, one being BC, which I did provide- and still, I receive a letter stating that they won't issue a passport if the name is different- like they're contradicting themselves... I mean, what about the women who get married but still have a passport in maiden name and send that over?
Hopefully the Embassy lets me cancel it on request as suggested by other poster...
Another brief read explains the lack of joined up thinking between HO & HMPO - and its impact on respectable, married women who's 'crime' is to change their name in 1 country & not in another:
http://www.immigrationboards.com/britis ... 83170.html
Hiya.LilyLalilu wrote:It's sad to see that there is not more discretion for case workers when applying this new rule. I was hoping to add an extra letter to my first name once I get BC to anglicise my name but given that one of my passport countries (Germany) doesn't allow name changes I'm not sure how I'll ever manage to do this now (renouncing my German citizenship is not an option).
Does Poland allow name changes? If so, your only option seems to be to get a new Polish passport in the new name first before you child's British passport can be issued. If Poland doesn't allow name changes you will need to get the passport issued in the name that's on the Polish passport.
You know what, that's what I am going to do and send it back to them in that condition. The whole process has been a whirl of madness anyway so there's every chance that it may well work with them they're delivering it tomorrow so I'll go find my scissors.yoshi_jp wrote:Why don't you simply cut the upper right corner of the cover page and punch a few holes through the machine-readable area to "cancel" it yourself? After all, it's expired and the Polish diplomats have apparently told you that it had already been "cancelled", anyway. I don't think it's a criminal offence to destroy an expired document.
May be time to go back & see your MP.Sylwianotts wrote:Update- it got worse
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Arghh I think I'm going to scream.
Well, the source I've found says an example of a good reason is that "the current first or last name is ridiculous and degrading". Can you not argue that it is degrading for your daughter to have your surname rather than her father's, as it implies that she is an unacknowledged bastard? Furthermore, the reason for the name change is serious and not frivolous. It marks your daughter as part of her father's family.Sylwianotts wrote:Poland from what I've read, Poland only allows name changes for important reasons, like name being insulting etc, not just because one fancies it. Also, apparently they don't approve changes by deed poll.
Hiya, thanks for your post. Neither passport office is denying her the name change, sorry the whole thread sounds a bit chaotic. The post you quoted was in reply to a lady from Germany and I was just outlining what Poland is like when it comes to name changes etc in response to her post.Richard W wrote:Well, the source I've found says an example of a good reason is that "the current first or last name is ridiculous and degrading". Can you not argue that it is degrading for your daughter to have your surname rather than her father's, as it implies that she is an unacknowledged bastard? Furthermore, the reason for the name change is serious and not frivolous. It marks your daughter as part of her father's family.Sylwianotts wrote:Poland from what I've read, Poland only allows name changes for important reasons, like name being insulting etc, not just because one fancies it. Also, apparently they don't approve changes by deed poll.