Home Office change of name guidance

The Home Office (which includes HM Passport Office) has a policy on names on Home Office documents — that is, on —

• British passports (including emergency travel documents and emergency passports)
• Travel Documents
• Biometric Residence Permits (BRPs)
• visas
• Right of Abode and certificates of entitlement
• Residence Documents issued to EEA nationals and their family members (including derivative categories)

The Home Office’s policy on names is set out in two parts:

• Use and Change of Names
• Annex A: Use of Names in Passports

HM Passport Office (which is a part of the Home Office) also has further policies on children’s names:

• Children policy
• Children’s change of name policy
• Marriage policy