Reverting to maiden name

AngelaRI

Sorry for digging up an old thread, but I'm going through a separation and divorce myself and wish to take back my maiden name.

Here's the catch though: I immigrated to Ireland nearly 7 years ago, while married. I gained my Irish citizenship under my married name (done via 5 years of living here and paying taxes). Are there any complications or gotchas that anyone is aware of for changing my name with INIS (so that my naturalisation certificate reflects my maiden name, as it currently reflects my married name, I though I had to submit my birth cert and marriage certs during the citizenship application so they do have record of my maiden name)

Another catch: my maiden name was last used on my non-Irish passport, I was already married when I first came to Ireland and when I received citizenship and my first Irish passport - would I need to provide my old non-Irish passport along with my birth cert?
https://www.dfa.ie/passports-citizenship/top-passport-questions/documents-for-reverting-to-maiden-name/

I assume, and please correct me if I'm wrong, that I would have to do the following:
1. Advise INIS that I am reverting to my maiden name and request an updated certificate of naturalisation (I'd feel better having the cert matching my passport)
2. Apply for a passport renewal (sadly I've only had this passport <2 years but I don't want to spend the next 8 travelling under this annoyingly complicated surname, my maiden name is much shorter and easier)
3. Advise ALL the places that have my name on file of the change, 1 by 1...

Best to do INIS and passport and drivers licence first, as the latter 2 are my proof of identification that might be needed by other parties/bodies/companies to do process the name change.

splinter65

INIS are not for answering the phone but interestingly do respond quite quickly to emails.
The email must be very specific though with as much detail as you can provide
citizenshipinfo@justice.ie

AngelaRI

splinter65 wrote: »

INIS are not for answering the phone but interestingly do respond quite quickly to emails.
The email must be very specific though with as much detail as you can provide
citizenshipinfo@justice.ie

Thanks, I'll definitely email them

dudara

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dudara

Caranica

From the Department of Foreign Affairs website

"I want to revert to my maiden name – what documents do I need to submit with my passport application?
If you've been using a married name and want to revert to your maiden name on your passport, you need to apply for a new passport. You cannot apply online.

You need to submit:

Your previous passport
Your birth certificate
A judicial separation court order, separation agreement, or divorce decree
Otherwise, you will need to submit two official documents that show you've been using your maiden name for two years."

I had to go the official documents over two years route as we went straight to divorce but it wasn't through by the time I needed a new passport. Luckily I'd left professional stuff in my maiden name so had the proofs.