Evidence of change of name

[MazPaul]

What do you need to send them for this it asks for wedding certificate in my section,but in my wifes section it asks for evidence of change of name i would have thought the marriage certificate would be what they want.Help most welcomed.

[Guest Sharmaine]

I stand corrected, but your wife will need to submit her birth certificate and marriage certificate as evidence of a name change. If your wife changed her name from birth by deed poll, for e.g. before you were married; then the birth, deed poll and marriage certificates are required. It's basically a 'chain of evidence' regardings all name changes, so if she were previously married then the divorce certificate would also need to be submitted. Men rarely change their surnames when getting married so you just need to prove you are married - women usually change their names when getting married so we need evidence of a name change, it just so happens that the marriage certificate is also proof of marriage. Hope this helps.