A common post-marriage situation — and a straightforward one to resolve with the right documentation.
After marriage, many women want their passport to reflect their married surname, but the passport still carries the maiden name while newer documents show the married one. That inconsistency can complicate travel, visas and verification.
There's usually no single document that officially records the surname change, so the passport office can't reconcile the two names on its own. It needs recognised proof that both belong to the same person.
See our name change after marriage and passport name change pages. The passport authorities decide the update under their rules.
Share your situation and we'll tell you honestly what's needed to fix it — and whether a Gazette is even required. No pressure, no obligation.
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Changing your name? We publish it in the Gujarat Gazette, start to finish — ₹3,000 all-inclusive (Express ₹5,500), published within 60 working days or a 100% refund.
Normal plan: your published Gujarat Gazette within 60 working days. Express: within 30 working days — counted from the working day after full payment is received and your application number is generated, and we confirm your exact end date in writing. Working days are days the Gazette Department, Rajkot is open; Sundays, 2nd and 4th Saturdays and Government of Gujarat public holidays are not counted. If we miss your window you get a 100% refund of your invoice within 24 hours — no deduction for the Government fee, e-stamp, notary or drafting — and we still deliver your Gazette at no further service charge. In practice most of our filed gazettes publish within about 15 days of filing. The full terms are sent with your quote, before you pay.
