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Before you start
Former names, transliteration and registry errors need different enquiries.
Who is this guide for?
People whose official documents conflict.
Extract, name-certificate and defined consular-correction services do not create one universal correction route.
The checklist
Compare documents
Comparison records.
Spelling differences are not necessarily name changes.
Check the register
Extract.
Reissue does not correct a field.
Provide change evidence
Certificate or original.
Do not request voluntary renaming merely to address an error.
Contact the correct body
Request/authority as needed.
One consular service does not cover every field.
Verify the result
Decision and evidence.
Do not edit documents yourself.
Official sources
These links let you check with the responsible authority. The website's verification date does not guarantee that every detail has remained up to date since then.
Frequently asked questions
Does a foreign name difference require renaming?
Not necessarily. First distinguish spelling, former name and source error and ask the required evidence.
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