There is some relaxation in the procedure to be followed while filling up passport applications.
Regional Passport Officer S. Maniswararaja said here on Tuesday that the applicants intending to change their names completely, say for instance, from Manoj to Shyam, had to get it published in newspapers. However, in the case of changes in names, wherein the phonetics remained same, they could directly apply without going in for newspaper publication.
Similarly, those who wanted to add alphabets in the names might also do so directly as they would be considered as minor changes, as in the case of De Souza and D’ Souza. If an applicant wanted to change his name from Parameshwaran Shiv Kumaran to Shiva Parameshwaran Kumaran, he could do so directly by writing the name in the application.
Only in the case of major changes in names, the applicants should get them published in newspapers. If the passport authorities detected at the time of scrutiny any suppression or misleading information, the applicants would be taken to task as per law.
The concession given to genuine applicants should not be misused, the RPO noted. For clarifications, the applicants could approach the authorities concerned on appointment.
Regional Passport Officer S. Maniswararaja said here on Tuesday that the applicants intending to change their names completely, say for instance, from Manoj to Shyam, had to get it published in newspapers. However, in the case of changes in names, wherein the phonetics remained same, they could directly apply without going in for newspaper publication.
Similarly, those who wanted to add alphabets in the names might also do so directly as they would be considered as minor changes, as in the case of De Souza and D’ Souza. If an applicant wanted to change his name from Parameshwaran Shiv Kumaran to Shiva Parameshwaran Kumaran, he could do so directly by writing the name in the application.
Only in the case of major changes in names, the applicants should get them published in newspapers. If the passport authorities detected at the time of scrutiny any suppression or misleading information, the applicants would be taken to task as per law.
The concession given to genuine applicants should not be misused, the RPO noted. For clarifications, the applicants could approach the authorities concerned on appointment.
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