TRANSITION NAME CHANGES
Your name.Let’s take it step by step.
Changing your name as part of transition? Find out what to do first, what it costs and how to update your documents. Choose a guide to get started.
01 / UNITED KINGDOM
United Kingdom
England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Deed polls, updating your documents and messages you can copy.
Read the UK guide →02 / REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Ireland
Your first steps, gender recognition, public services and Irish passport rules.
Read the Ireland guide →03 / MALTA & GOZO
Malta
Who to contact, changing your ID and passport, and help if you’re a foreign resident.
Read the Malta guide →BEFORE YOU START
Which country should I choose?
Start with the country that issued the document you want to change. For example, if you live in the UK but have an Irish passport, use the Ireland guide for that passport.
If you have documents from more than one country, you may need more than one guide. Each guide explains changing your name as part of transition, with or without changing your legal gender.
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