James brokenshire the minister for immigration and security today revealed new guidance for home office case workers which shows that the government is cracking down on criminals who change their names to avoid detection.
Home office change of name application. This document contains guidance about how the home office handles applications to change names on official documents it issues such as british passports home office travel documents hodt. We will only send documents to addresses which we have a record of to help ensure the security of your information. The home office will normally issue your brp residence card in the same name as on your passport or eea identity card. Numbers or symbols punctuation marks other than hyphens or apostrophes too many characters in forenames surname to fit onto the face of the document.
Report a change of address personal details or circumstances if you have a visa or biometric residence permit brp or if you ve applied for one. Change your marital status divorce marry or form a civil partnership but keep your name change your title for example doctor or professor become a national of another country as well as the uk. The home office has published new guidance on the problematic area of change of name and identity documents. The home office is the data controller in relation to the information you provide and the information will be processed in accordance with the data protection act 2018.
This document sets out the home office s approach to a request for a change of name on official documents such as the british passport home office travel documents hotd and biometric residence permits brp 2. Document in a new name. James brokenshire hopes that the new guidance will ensure that there is a consistent approach to handling change of name applications for official documents such as the. A succinct concise document setting out the home office policy on applications to changes of names and identity for passport applications travel documents visa s residency permits including eu residency documents and certificates of right of abode.
Where the home office has accepted a request to change a name on a home office document the law enforcement records may be updated to reflect the new name and the link to the old name.