A blank surname or an 'FNU' entry can block a passport or visa. Here's what they mean and how they're resolved.
Many people in Gujarat and across India traditionally use a single name, or have documents where the surname field is simply left empty. Two related issues arise from this:
Indian passport rules and most foreign immigration and visa systems expect both a given name and a surname. A blank surname can trigger objections at the passport stage, and an FNU entry can create real obstacles later — particularly for visas, overseas employment and study, where systems reject names that don't fit the expected structure.
The practical solution is to structure a proper given name and surname through recognised documentation, so the name reads consistently across your Indian and overseas records. Depending on the case, this is done via a Gazette (often with a supporting affidavit) that establishes the correct name structure, which you then carry into your passport and other documents.
We help you establish a proper name structure through the correct documentation and guide how to carry it into your passport application. The passport decision itself rests with the passport authorities; our role is to make the underlying name documentation clean and consistent. See our passport name change page for more.
Tell us your situation and we'll give you honest guidance — including whether a Gazette is actually needed. No pressure, no obligation.
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Normal plan: your Gujarat Gazette within 60 days. Express (extraordinary Gazette): within 30 days — counted from the date full payment is received and your application number is generated. Nobody can fix the Government Press’s exact publication date, so instead of a promise we cannot keep, we give you a real remedy: if we miss the window you get a full refund of everything you paid us — and we still complete your Gazette at no further service charge. In practice most of our filed gazettes publish within about 15 days of filing; the 60/30-day windows are your written safety net. The guarantee is issued in writing with your quote.
