passports?

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Just been speaking to someone on with regards to E111 card for DD.

He said that my passport wasn't legal in my maiden name and that you are supposed to change it to married name within 12 months of getting married.

I always thought this was optional and that you could just change it when it runs out.

Does anone know anything about this?

I also thought this was the case too, but after speaking to a friend it seems you do have to change to your married name within a time limit, not sure when though!

I also thought you could travel in your maiden name as long as the name on the tickets matches it. I certainly did for a few years but carried a copy of my Marriage certificate and it was a while back so perhaps things have changed. It is now EHIC cards not E111's - we're waiting for ours atm.

I'm fairly sure that you're right. Getting married does not of itself change your name.

The UK passport site doesn't answer this exact question, but does imply that you need to have all travel documents in the same name.

But as the E111 is for your dd, how is your name relevant?

I think you'd better phone the passport office.

I travelled on mine in may this year and I've been married two years in October. I'm supposed to be going abroad next week to see my mum.

It's weird cause I phoned the passport office to ask if it was ok in maiden name when I applied for my DD passport and they said yes.

Don't really want to fork out 40 quid for another passport.

Don't know whether to chance it, nobody said anything in May.

The passport office doesn't imply it is mandatory or that there is a time restriction, although seems to assume you would want to change your name on marriage - confused ?

oops posts crossed !

Thats the thing you see - the bloke I was speaking to couldn't find DH's name for our address, so I told him my EHIC card was in my maiden name because it matched my passport, then he started bumbling about getting passport changed - but I said I was just going to leave it till it ran out then reapply cause it still has five years on it.

I always book tickets etc in maiden name, but use married name at hiome for everything else.

I thought as long as your tickets/passport etc are all in the same name, it doesn't matter.

I think the passport office website has an enquiries section where you can email them your question so why not ask them?

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I thought as long as your tickets/passport etc are all in the same name, it doesn't matter.

I think the passport office website has an enquiries section where you can email them your question so why not ask them?

Yes I will do that - thanks all.

Just hope it's the answer I want to hear!

Why does she want me to buy her shoes, Cod??

Sorted - I've had a reply back and as long as insurance tickets, EHIC card all match it is ok in maiden name.

Now does anybody know if it is a big risk to go to Cyprus with a unimmunised 14 week old? The doctors won't give my DD her first set of immunisations until pead has okayed it and we travel next week.