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Your Credential Evaluation Is Held by a Name Mismatch

Evaluators expect your degree and passport to agree. A mismatch can hold a study or work application abroad — here's the fix.

What's happening

Credential-evaluation agencies (such as WES and others) assess your Indian degree and mark sheets for study, migration or work abroad, matching the name on them against your passport. When the degree carries a maiden name, an initial, or a spelling that differs from the passport, the evaluation can be held until the difference is explained or reconciled.

Why it happens

Is a Gujarat Gazette required?

Often, yes. A Gazette recording the name change is recognised proof linking the degree name and your passport name as the same person. Some cases are handled by a 'one and same person' declaration — we advise which the evaluator and university will accept.

How to fix it

  1. Establish the name link via a Gazette (or a 'one and same person' declaration where suitable).
  2. Provide the evaluator with recognised proof connecting the degree name to your passport name.
  3. Consider a university record update if the evaluator or destination requires the degree itself to change.

Check the destination's requirement

Some evaluators accept a name-linkage document; others, or the destination visa system, may want the degree itself reissued. Confirm the exact requirement before deciding, so you prepare the right thing once.

Common mistakes to avoid

See marriage name change, one & same person and the degree guide; the evaluator and university decide under their own rules.

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need to change my degree for a credential evaluation?
Often not. Usually you need recognised proof — a Gazette or a 'one and same person' declaration — that the degree name and your passport name are the same person. Confirm the evaluator's requirement first.
Which fits — Gazette or one and same person?
A Gazette recording a marriage name change is common; a 'one and same person' declaration suits some cases. We advise which fits your purpose and the evaluator's expectation.
Will the evaluator accept the Gazette?
Recognised proof linking the two names is commonly accepted, but requirements vary by evaluator and destination. We help you present a consistent set of documents.
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Tell us where the degree and passport differ and the destination, and we'll advise the right proof to reconcile them.

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✍️ Written by the Harsiddhi Services documentation team · Reviewed by Sejal Parmar, Founder & Documentation Consultant (9+ years, 1250+ applications assisted) · Last updated: July 2026
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