Changing name on Australian passport?

[scheps]

Hey guys,

Just wondering if anyone has ever done that.

I am in a situation where only my chinese name is on my passport and its starting to really cause me grief as everything else i have in english. I never used to travel very much at all so i just wore it.

e.g. even transfering say points from amex to enrich to redeem is not possible due to name mismatch.

I just want to add an english name into it and was wondering if thats at all possible.

I will make some calls on Monday but curious to see other forum members experience.

 

[ajw373]

Re: Changing name on Australian passport.

If your english name is your legal name then you can do it, but if it is an alias that isn't legal then not possible. My wife for example has an english name that she is known by everywhere, but as it isn't her legal name her passport doesn't show it.

Anyway passports Australia's website explains it a bit better here:

https://www.passports.gov.au/Web/FAQ.aspx#faq10

 

[scheps]

Re: Changing name on Australian passport.

Thanks m8, my driver's license has my english name on it. Therefore the usual everyday things. But not citizenship nor birth cert obviously....... ummm......