Name Change Gazette Notification

What this is

Publication of your name change in the Gazette of India - the affidavit and newspaper advertisement where not already done, the application to the Department of Publication in the prescribed form with the declaration, the fee and enclosures, filed for you and followed up until the notification is published and the gazette copy is delivered. It is for adults changing their name and parents changing a minor's name, especially where a passport office, university or employer requires the gazette notification.

What you get

A published Gazette of India notification of your name change: the affidavit and newspaper advertisement prepared by our panel advocate and signed on letterhead where not already done, the application in the Department of Publication's prescribed proforma with the declaration and the required photographs and enclosures, the fee paid, the application submitted and tracked, and the published gazette page delivered to you with a note on updating each authority afterwards. Newspaper and gazette fees are shown separately and not included in our fee.

How it works

1. 1Upload the papersID with the current name, and the affidavit and newspaper advertisement if already done. We pre-fill the old and new names.
2. 2Confirm the changeThe exact old and new names and the reason.
3. 3Answer the advocate's questionsWhether the affidavit and advertisements are done and in the accepted form, whether the change is for a minor, and whether you are a government employee.
4. 4PayPay our fee; the gazette and newspaper charges are shown separately.
5. 5Prepare and submitWe prepare what is missing, complete the proforma, and submit the application to the Department of Publication.
6. 6Gazette copy is deliveredYou receive the published notification.

What to have ready

• ID with the current nameAadhaar, PAN or passport.
• Name change affidavit (if you have it)If sworn.
• Newspaper advertisements (if you have it)The published cuttings with date and paper name.
• Passport-size photographs (if you have it)As the proforma requires.
• Marriage certificate, decree or other proof of the reason (if you have it)If applicable.
• Child's birth certificate and parents' IDs (if you have it)If a minor.

What this is based on

• Publication of Gazette Notifications
• customary procedure — no single statute.
• Notaries Act 1952. (1952)