Hi,
I will be eligible for British Citizenship soon. I'm a Sri Lankan citizen. Currently I'm on Indefinite Leave to Remain.
I want to change my name. While I will retain my surname and the forename I use most, I will remove some of the names I don't like and use like my generational name that most Sri Lankans have before their forename.
Is it better to change my name before or after I get the British citizenship? I have just finished a degree at a UK university and hoping to have the amended version of my name on the final transcript. So I'm quite keen to do this soon.
Where should I even begin? Should I contact the Sri Lankan High Commission and ask them to change my name? As this is not a name change after marriage would this mean I will have to send my passport to Sri Lanka? Or should I go to Sri Lanka, change my name there and come back to apply for British Citizenship? Would that make it difficult to come to the UK as my name won't be the same as the name that I had when I left? Or should I just change my name here via deed (deed poll)?
Thank you!
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