What do i do if the surname on my birth certificate is different to the name on my NI number, when applyong for a uk driving licence (i have not been adopted so there ar no legal documents proving i changed my name, also surname was changed when i was 1)

The very best way to resolve your difficulty is a DNA test, that makes it possible for you to prove that you are the individual on your birth certificate.



Then a Deed Poll can aid you alter your name and surname back to the 1 registered on your birth certificate.

To have name and surname changed with out legal documents can lead to critical problems identifying oneself and applying for leagl documents not only if you reside abroad, but as effectively in UK.

My daughter is 7 year old and, due to errors, has wrong surname (an English one) and wrong paternity (an English man) on her English birth certificate. Luckily she is an Italian citizen born in UK and Good List Certificates most of the time she can use her Italian birth certificate with appropriate information and health-related acknowledgement of correct Italian paternity to be in a position to have correct information on her records. But I had to do a Deed Poll to right her surname anyway because occasionally the English autorities do not accept her Italian documentation with correct Italian surname without a Deed Poll since it differ from the English birth certificate.

At the time of bith registration the registrar recorded my youngster paternity with his Enlish nickname of conveniance on the ground that in England you record the names you are identified by at the time of birth registration and not the legal ones. He in no way did a legal alter of name and all his documents are in his original name. The registrar clearly misinformed us. Hold your eyes open with the registrar and seek for excellent legal advise ahead of trusting the registrar.

I now have to do DNA test to re-register my child's birth.

If she have been only English she would have to bear incorrect surname and have incorrect paternity.