Upon marriage, if Indian women citizens wish to change their names (change/addition of surname), they can do so by following a procedure of submitting the following documents with the Embassy:
- Online Passport Application form completely filled at https://embassy.passportindia.gov.in/
- 4 recent passport size photographs with a light background. Click for photo specifications.
- Original Passport with Self-attested photocopies of the first and last pages of the passport.
- Original Passport of the spouse with Self-attested photocopies of the first and last pages of the passport.
- Copy of Visa/TRP/Residence Permit/card.
- Affidavit regarding the change of name.
- Marriage certificate issued by the Registrar of Marriages (it must be attested by the Home Department of the concerned State Government and then attested/apostilled by the Consular Division in the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi).
- Proof of payment (Fee-receipt).
- Payment by bank transfer only. All fees paid for this service are non-refundable
- Please make separate payments for Consular Fees and Consular Surcharge/ICWF using the following bank details and provide two separate receipts; one for Consular Fees and another for Consular Surcharge/ICWF.
Recipient: INDIJOS RESPUBLIKOS AMBASADA LIETUVOJE (Embassy of India, Vilnius) Account number: LT677300010178757046 (SWEDBANK) Swift: HALBALT22
Recipient: INDIJOS RESPUBLIKOS AMBASADA LIETUVOJE (Embassy of India, Vilnius) Account number: LT96 7300 0101 8109 4709 (SWEDBANK) Swift: HALBALT22
- KINDLY NOTE THAT CHANGE OF NAME AFTER MARRIAGE AS PER THE ABOVE-MENTIONED PROCEDURE IS ALLOWED TO A FEMALE INDIAN APPLICANT ONLY. TO CHANGE THEIR NAMES, INDIAN MALE APPLICANTS IN ALL CASES AND INDIAN FEMALE APPLICANTS IN CASES OTHER THAN MARRIAGE ARE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW THE NORMAL PROCEDURE.
Applicants are advised to follow the above-mentioned steps and submit the application along with all the relevant documents. Incomplete applications due to any missing relevant documents cannot be processed, and it can take more than the usual processing time.