Yk_Krsh wrote: ↑Sun Dec 17, 2023 8:07 pm
Hey guys,
has anyone changed their name right after getting a naturalisation certificate? I looked it up and it looks straightforward (naturalisation certificate -> changing the name -> applying for a passport) but my solicitor said that I need to get an Irish passport first and then change my name by deed poll and then wait 2 years and only then I'm able to change it in an Irish passport. Is it like that?
I think it is going to depend on why you are changing your name. For instance, name change because of marriage is different to a personal choice to change a name. Citizens Information suggests DFA doesn’t accept a deed poll change of name for passports but instead requires two years of evidence that you are operating under the new name. However DFA will accept marriage cert as evidence of new name immediately.
For more information here you’d need to explain why you are changing your name, why your research has suggested your method and what evidence your solicitor is relying on to make any kind of meaningful assessment.