Hi All,
I have recently gained Dual Latvian Citizenship and my Latvian name is very different to my English name which I have had forever.
I am wanting to get a Latvian Passport in wake of Brexit etc however am unsure whether to use the Latvian name or change my name (to English) for the passport. I need this passport to extend my stay in the UK for Brexit as I am from New Zealand.
Does anyone know the best way around this? Does it matter if I have two different passports with two versions of my name?
Latvian name and English name differences and UK Visa complications
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drilu682 wrote:Hi All,
I have recently gained Dual Latvian Citizenship and my Latvian name is very different to my English name which I have had forever.
I am wanting to get a Latvian Passport in wake of Brexit etc however am unsure whether to use the Latvian name or change my name (to English) for the passport. I need this passport to extend my stay in the UK for Brexit as I am from New Zealand.
Does anyone know the best way around this? Does it matter if I have two different passports with two versions of my name?
Were you given a Latvian name only after you obtained Latvian passport/citizenship?
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Latvianisation of names is rife and occurs automatically.
When I married here - my English Surname - which goes back hundreds of years was Latvianised on the Marriage Certificate.
The Dept offered to state both English and Latvian versions on it - but what actually happened was it Latvianised BOTH ...
What should have been Svetlana Luther if married in UK was agreed to be :
Svetlana Lutere (Luther)
but certificate actually reads :
Svetlana Lutere Lutere
I wish you luck ....
The strange thing is - my Residence Permit has my full ENGLISH name on ... without Latvian version.
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