Passport name change · Embassy requirements
Name Change Newspaper Announcement in the UAE
If your embassy asks for a published notice before it re-issues a passport in your new name, we draft the notice in the wording it requires, publish it in a UAE daily newspaper and send you the clipping to submit.
Direct answer
A name change announcement is a public notice that you have changed your name, usually asked for by your embassy before it issues a passport in the new name. UAE law does not itself require it, so the embassy’s instructions set the newspapers, the language and the wording.
For Indian passports, the Consulate General of India in Dubai asks for two newspaper clippings — one from a prominent newspaper in India and one from a local UAE newspaper — or a State Gazette notification. We publish the UAE notice and send you the clipping.
Consulate General of India, Dubai — change of name
For a change of name in a passport the consulate asks for newspaper clippings from two newspapers: one prominent newspaper in India and one local newspaper in the UAE, or a State Gazette notification, together with documents in the new name.
Consulate General of India, Dubai — passport re-issue · verified 23 September 2026Other nationalities
Requirements differ by country and change over time. Send us your embassy’s written requirement; we prepare the notice to match it, or tell you if a newspaper notice is not what it asks for.
How it works
Publishing your name change notice
- 1
Send your details
Passport copy, the deed or declaration of the change, and your embassy’s requirement.
- 2
Wording
We draft the notice in the format your embassy asks for and check every spelling against your documents.
- 3
Approval and quote
You approve the text, the newspaper, the date and the quote.
- 4
Publication and clipping
The notice is published and we send you the clipping to submit.
Documents we start from
Identity
- Passport copy in the current name
- Emirates ID copy
The change
- Deed poll, affidavit or declaration of the change
- Marriage certificate where the change follows a marriage
Embassy
- The embassy’s written requirement or checklist
- Any prescribed wording
Frequently asked questions
Why does my embassy want a newspaper announcement?
Some countries ask for a public notice before they re-issue a passport in a new name, so that the change is on record. The requirement comes from your embassy or consulate, not from UAE law, so its own instructions decide the format.
What does the Indian consulate in Dubai ask for?
For a name change in an Indian passport, the Consulate General of India in Dubai asks for clippings from two newspapers — one prominent newspaper in India and one local newspaper in the UAE — or a State Gazette notification, together with documents in the new name. We publish the UAE-newspaper notice; the Indian newspaper is placed in India.
Which UAE newspaper should I use?
Use the newspaper or language your embassy asks for. Where it only says “a local newspaper”, an English-language UAE daily is the usual choice for embassy requirements. We check before booking.
What must the notice say?
Normally your old name, your new name, your passport number and your address, in the wording your embassy prescribes. Every spelling has to match your documents exactly; a mismatch can mean publishing again.
How do I receive the clipping?
We send you a copy of the published notice and, where your embassy asks for it, the original newspaper page.
Ready to publish your name change?
Send your passport copy and your embassy’s requirement on WhatsApp. We confirm the wording and the newspaper, then quote.
Disclaimer. General information about publishing legal announcements in the UAE, not legal advice. Laws are cited from the official texts listed on this page as read on the date shown. Taw-Theeq Corporate Services and Legal Translation LLC is a legal support services provider — not a law firm, not a newspaper and not a government authority. The court or authority that asks for a notice decides whether a publication satisfies its requirement.