Please note that the commemorative ceriicates cannot be used for any legal or statutory purpose. Please email your request to registeroice@worcestershire.gov.uk. Adult deed poll service We are able to ofer a change of name service. You must be 18 years or over. The change of name deeds we issue are as legally valid as un-enrolled deeds issued by solicitors in England and Wales. We will store your Deed Poll in our secure vault and provide extra copies on request. For furher information and a list of our fees please visit our website: www.worcestershire. gov.uk. Please note: A Deed Poll cannot be used to change your birh ceriicate, marriage ceriicate or decree absolute. It is also not possible to get permanent records such as past educational ceriicates changed because these are a ‘matter of fact’ in that they were in the correct name when issued. They should be used in conjunction with your birh/ marriage ceriicate or Decree Absolute. You will be advised as to which documents you will need to bring to your appointment. All documents must be originals and not photocopies. Please refer to our website for information regarding exclusions, restrictions, occasions when a change of name is required, e.g., following marriage or civil parnership. Foreign pension: proof of life and residence If you are receiving a pension from a foreign country, we can provide a stamp to conirm your life and residence in the United Kingdom. Please contact us on 01905 768181 to book an appointment at one of our oices in Worcestershire. Please note that we are not able to advise If you are getting married or forming a civil parnership and wish to travel on your honeymoon in your married name, you can complete a PD2 form and send it, with your current passpor, in order to apply for a new passpor in your married name. You can apply for your new passpor in your new name up to three months prior to the date of the marriage. The passpor will be postdated to the date of the marriage and cannot be used for travel beforehand. For information on our current fees please visit our website: www.worcestershire.gov.uk. you on how to complete your form. Passport form certification (PD2)
Other services Citizenship ceremonies
Citizenship ceremonies are the inal stage in granting British citizenship to foreign nationals and to welcome them into the community. Aer successfully completing the application process, adults (over 18 years) are required to attend a ceremony at which they will swear or airm an oath to observe the laws of this country and to pledge their allegiance to the King. Our ceremonies are very much a ‘family afair’. Citizens are welcome to invite guests to suppor and help them celebrate such a special occasion. Children are also welcome to take par. Ceremonies take place at The Hive, involving small groups of citizens. Alternatively, a private ceremony in one of our Registration Oices across Worcestershire can be arranged for which a furher fee is payable. Copy certificates Worcestershire holds Registers dating back to 1 st July 1837. We are able to provide you with a ceriied copy of the original entry. Ceriicates can be ordered directly via our website www.worcestershire.gov.uk. Please see our We are able to provide commemorative ceriicates for all special occasions for events which occurred in Worcestershire – the birh of a baby, a special birhday, marriage or civil parnership, and anniversaries, e.g., silver, golden. Whether you are getting married or entering a civil parnership, a commemorative ceriicate is a lovely memento of your special occasion. They come in a standard A4 framing size and would make an ideal keepsake or a perect gi to celebrate an event. website for furher information. Commemorative certificates
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