Hi All,
Me and my wife(dependent) are in UK on Tier 2 General Visa from last 2 years. Our visa are valid for another 3+ years, so eventually we will qualify for ILR.
But I am facing a huge issue with regards to my WIFE name. My Wife has only first name "Himanshi" and there is no Surname name to her. Even in her Indian passport "Given Name" is "Himanshi". In India this is OK, but in UK we are facing issues, like her bank made her name ". Himanshi", Council made her name as "Himanshi Himanshi". In our Shenzhen visa name is mentioned as "Himanshi Himanshi". Basically as Last name is Mandatory in UK/EU VISA/BRP/Council/Any other imp docs, the respective bodies are making her First name as her last name while some documents are putting a "." in the last name.
Recently, I found out because of this name mismatch issue, my wife has no credit history despite of having credit card with HSBC for 2 years. I am wondering this will also create problem in my ILR later.
I am thinking best way is to apply for a name change and add my surname "singh" with my wife name.
Can you please all let me know :-
1. Anyone in similar situation and faced this issue ?
2. Is name change is the best solution, if Yes, can anyone of you please share the process ?
3. Is name change is possible within UK or we need to visit India ?
4. Apart from Passport Name change, do we need to change the name in any other documents ?
Thanks
Sandeep
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