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German Name Change After Marriage in US - US Citizens

My husband and I were married last month in the United States. We reside in the United States. We changed our last names in the US to a hyphenated double name using both of our birth last names, ie. &...
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How to change my first name on a French passport?

My name is Dayanna Pritchett. My mother is French and my deceased father is American. I was born in France and now have been living in the US many years. I am still a French citizen. My situation is ...
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Having two different names in two countries - complications for birth certificate?

I'm an italian citizen living in Sweden (waiting for swedish citizenship). I want to remove my italian surname and get my husband's surname. This is easily done in Sweden but the new name won't be ...
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I have EU settled status. How can I ensure I can return to the UK within a short time, if my details change while abroad?

I am an EU citizen who has lived in the UK for more than a decade. When the settlement scheme became available, I applied and got approved for settled status. Within the next year, I plan to change my ...
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Does the name on a Canadian citizenship card define one's full legal name?

John Gewillikers Smith applies for Canadian citizenship and receives a card in the name of "John Smith". (No deception is involved, the birth-certificate, previous passport, etc., used in ...
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Is it possible to change your name while applying for a Green Card in the US?

Is it possible to get a Green Card with a different name of your current name? Or change it as soon as getting the Green Card? I am on F-1 student visa in the US and want to apply for an EB-2/NIW/...
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What problems can having 2 passports with 2 different first names cause?

Assume one has 2 passports: A US passport with first name "Robert" and last name "Balladur". A French passport with first names "Robert Paul Etienne" and last name "...
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When applying for an EB-2 NIW green card as a French citizen, can I somewhere in the process ask the USCIS to only use my 1st first name (+last name)?

French citizens may have more than one first name. When applying for an EB-2 NIW green card as a French citizen, can I somewhere in the process ask the USCIS to only use my first first name (+ my last ...
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Do I require to put my middle name in the for when I apply for a driver's license or a bank account in Australia?

Do I require to put my middle name when I apply for a driver's license or a bank account in Australia? I prefer to only use my short first and last name in daily life but do I still need to announce ...
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My name is wrong on the NHS COVID Pass

They basically just cut out a piece of my first name. I've only found this reference on how to correct it, but it refers to the NHS app, which I can't install on my phone unless I change the country ...
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Under what product names is Hydrogen Peroxide marketed in Israel?

Hydrogen Peroxide is a chemical compound which has various household uses, mostly cleaning/disinfecting/bleaching. But - if you enter your local super-market or ("super-pharm"-like) stores and pass ...
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Will US Embassy verify identity with and without middle name?

I am a US citizen and have run into difficulties abroad regarding some documents containing my middle name and some without. I was given 10 days to get a 'declaration from the embassy' that 'First ...
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Difference in name in degree certificate and passport Uk tier 2

in all of my academic certificates my surname has been abbreviated (only the initial as been used), where as my passport contains my Name and surname in full. Ex: Academic documents FirstName L ...
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Family name "nightmare" between Canada and France

I was born in Canada in the 80's and my parents gave me the family name Y X where Y stands for the family name of my mother and X stands for the family name of my father. Then in the early 90's we ...
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Changing name in country of residency but not in country of birth

My partner and I migrated from Poland to England four years ago, and here we got married. Wife wants to take my name, and while this is a simple procedure in England, Poland is very problematic, and ...
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