18 isle of wight ceremonies guide
CHANGING YOUR NAME ON YOUR PASSPORT It is up to you whether you would like to change your name after your marriage or civil partnership ceremony. This could be one or both partners changing their surname. You should think carefully about whether you wish to change your name on your passport in advance of your ceremony date or whether you wait until you have returned from any honeymoon or foreign trip. This is because you should ensure that the name on your passport matches the name in which you have booked your travel. Even if you have your marriage or civil partnership certificate with you, some countries may not let you in and some travel companies may not let you board their flights if your name is different on your tickets than on your passport. You should check with your travel agent or the consulate of the country you plan to visit prior to making the decision to change the name on your passport in advance, particularly if visas are involved. If you decide to change your name on your passport (to your future name) in advance of your ceremony, you can do so up to three months before the ceremony date. The Passport Office will cancel your old passport and issue you with a new one. But please note: the new passport will be dated to become valid on the day of your ceremony and therefore cannot be used before.
Similarly, when the Passport Office cancels your old passport, any visas on that passport may become invalid. To amend your passport before your ceremony, you need to complete a standard application form but also a form PD2 which you can obtain:
u from any Post Office that offers a check and send service
u from any regional passport office
u by calling the Passport Office adviceline on 0300 222 0000 who will send it to you
u by downloading it from the www.gov.uk website
There is also an accompanying leaflet (PD1) entitled ‘Passports for Newly Weds and Civil Partners’, which explains exactly what to do. After you have completed your section of the PD2 form, the Superintendent Registrar or Officiating Minister who will be conducting your ceremony, will also need to complete part of the form. Please take the form into the register office of the district where your ceremony is taking place during opening hours – you do not need to make an appointment and there is no charge for this service. If you decide to change your name on your passport after your ceremony when you have returned from any trip overseas, you need only complete and send to the Passport Office a standard application form and your marriage or civil partnership certificate.
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