A legal name change in India is published in Part IV of the Gazette of India, which the Department of Publication handles on documents you submit yourself. StampMitra prepares your documents and guides you through the Department's checklist. We are not the government and we do not submit on your behalf.
The usual route has three parts: an undertaking signed by you, a public notice in a newspaper, and publication of the change in Part IV of the Gazette of India, which agencies accept as proof of the new name. The Gazette is now published as an e-Gazette. Hard copies stopped from 1 October 2015, and you download the Weekly Gazette PDF from egazette.gov.in.
Adult (18 and above): You change your own name, or add or drop a surname. The newspaper notice is in one daily local leading newspaper.
As printed in the Department of Publication guidelines. The printed rates carry old financial-year dates, so confirm the current amount with the Department before paying.
All documents must be not older than one year, and the Department does not return them.
Each agency sets its own requirements. Check the agency before you rely on the Gazette alone.
Using a changed name to cheat or avoid obligations is an offence under the general law.
The advertisement must show your old name, father's or husband's name, full address with state, and new name.
We prepare documents and give guidance. You submit to the Department.
There is no single rule for every purpose. Banks, passport and other agencies often ask for a Gazette notification. Check the requirement with the agency you need to update.
For an adult, one daily local leading newspaper. It is not "one local and one national". For name and gender, a national daily under the heading "Public Notice".
₹1,100 for an adult in India, as printed in the Department's guidelines, which carry 2016-17 dates. Confirm the current amount with the Department before paying.
No. The Department's guidelines say applications go by hand or post and not through agents or advocates. StampMitra prepares your documents and you submit them.
Yes, with a deed attested by the Indian Embassy or High Commission. The fee printed in the guidelines is ₹3,500.
Yes, by a parent or guardian under the minor guideline. The fee printed in the guideline is ₹1,700.
On egazette.gov.in, in the Weekly Gazette Part IV. No certification is needed.
The Department asks for an undertaking signed by you. Whether notarisation or stamp paper is needed depends on the agency and state, and we confirm it before you start.
UIDAI limits name updates on ordinary documents and asks for a Gazette notification after the limit, through its exception process. Check UIDAI for the current rule.
A marriage certificate often suffices for IDs, so a Gazette notice may not be needed. Check with the agency.
With documents only we prepare the undertaking or deed, proforma, notice text and checklist, and you arrange the notary, the newspaper notice and the submission. With the full set we also arrange the notary and the newspaper notice. In both, you submit to the Department yourself and third-party charges are paid at actuals.
No. The newspaper notice, the paper set and the submission to the Department are not online, and we do not know of an official online application. You download the published Gazette online.