obm wrote: ↑Mon Feb 03, 2020 10:14 pm
PS: hi obormot can you please provide a link to RF emb "dropping patronymic via change of name via consulate" please (unless its a case of marriage)? Change of name is an internal RF procedure and requires application in person to Zags?
Russian citizen can change their name legally rather easily - by applying through ZAGS.
In particular, one can simply request to eliminate patronymic (and one does not need to provide any "reasons" on why they want to do it)
Consulate in Edinburg did it for me: £75 + about 4 months waiting, and I got certificate of name change ( "свидетельство о перемене имени"), on the basis of which they gave me my new passport.
An interesting fact is that once one changes the name like this (not through marriage) russian authorities replace the ZAGS records and give you new birth certificate with new name. But it is not automatic, and long process..