What is a name change certificate
A name change certificate is an official record of a name change if they were born outside NZ.
If you were born in NZ
For someone born in NZ, you need to get a birth certificate as proof of your name change.
What’s on a name change certificate
A name change certificate always shows:
- full name before the name change
- full name after any name change
- full name at birth
- date and place of birth
- date of the name change.
What you can use a name change certificate for
You can use a name change certificate as official evidence of a name change.
You might need a name change certificate to prove your identity to:
- your bank
- government agencies
- insurance companies.
Order a name change certificate
How to order a name change certificate
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