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The most common use is a name change through a deed of change of name (often referred to simply as a deed poll).Deeds poll are used for this purpose in countries and regions including in the United Kingdom (except in Scotland), [1] Ireland, [2] Hong Kong, and Singapore.
A deed of name change on behalf of a minor must be approved by the Senior Master on behalf of the Master of the Rolls who will take into account the child's best interests. A deed poll can also be used to change a child's name, as long as everyone with parental responsibility for the child consents to it [4] and the child does not object to it. [5]
A change of name deed poll is not required, but provides documentary evidence of a name change. [59] Resident non-EU nationals must apply to the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service for a deed poll. [59] The deed poll requires a witness affidavit, and may optionally be enrolled in the High Court upon payment of stamp duty. [59]
The granting of divorces, the naturalisation of (granting of citizenship to) foreigners, legal name changes, [2] and changing the terms of a will, were often given effect through this means. In more recent years (since the introduction of general divorce and nationality laws, and the widespread adoption of the practice of using a deed poll to ...
The front side of the card features the words "REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE" and the coat of arms of Singapore across the top, and contains the following information: Identity Card No. Non-colour photograph of the holder; Name (in English) (Optional) Name in Pinyin and/or ethnic characters (Chinese characters, Jawi script or Tamil script). For ...
Singapore nationality law details the conditions by which a person holds Singapore nationality. The primary law governing nationality requirements is the Constitution of Singapore, which came into force on 9 August 1965. Individuals born to at least one Singapore citizen parent can apply for citizenship at birth, regardless of where the birth ...
The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA, Chinese: 移民與關卡局 ；Malay: Penguasa Imigresen dan Pusat Pemeriksaan) is a law enforcement agency within the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the border control agency responsible for frontline border control operations at air, sea and rail ports in Singapore.
The official site, which advises on deed poll changes and which allows users to download forms from the Ministry of Justice for free, is gov.uk/change-name-deed-poll. Yes — but as the comments at the bottom of the article say — there is a considerable fee to pay to actually do anything with the form!