• start by gathering your personal by making copies of all pertinent documentation and forms for your personal records.
• Once you have obtained the necessary forms and personal documentation with regard to how to change your name,then name changing procedure becomes very simple.
• You Just need to make an affidavit before a 1st class Magistrate and advertisement regarding name change in the local news paper in Egypt.
• Officiate the name change after you have Obtained all necessary documents in applying for the change of name.
• Submit your application along with all other requirements.
• Once the new name or surname is accepted, you may proceed in registering your new name.
• Furthermore, a name change must be officiated; this means that simply submitting paperwork will not suffice as expressed, legal permission only upon notification from a jurisdictional, governing body will suffice as authentication for such a request.

• Certificate of Criminal Record
• Request Addressed to the Minister of Justice
• Application addressed to the Registrar
• Identity Card (original and photocopy) .

Ministry of Justice

Counselor Nayer Othman Mohamedimg

Address Lazoghly Sq., Ministry of Justice

Phone no. 27922263

Fax 27958103

E-mail mjustice@moj.gov.eg

Website http://www.moj.gov.eg

The person requesting for the change of name must apply in person.

The fees required are 75 Egyptian Pound.

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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It takes 3months

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Name change generally refers to the legal act by a person of adopting a name different from their name at birth, marriage or adoption. The procedures and ease of a name change vary between jurisdictions.

Applications for change of name or surname are submitted to the Civil Registry - in Egypt under Ministry of Health.

• You will need a birth records like birth certificate.
• You will need census records
• Your will need the names of both parents.
• Address and working Telephone contact
• Voter Registration
• Educational and Employment Identification
• Clearance form from police to check your criminal record.
• Marriage certificate
• Post office boxes
• Passport

The process of changing your name varies from country to country, But in Egypt a legal name change is a procedure that is available to all individual in Egypt who wish to *change or modify the name, which they had been given at birth this is known as an individuals birth name.In Egypt in order to change your name, you will be required to provide the applicable, *jurisdictional governing body with the proper forms and pertinent documents to successfully change your name.

Typically, you may legally change your name to whatever name you'd like. There are some exceptions, though:

• You can't change your name just to escape debt liability or to hide from criminal liability.
• You can't change your name in order to commit a crime.
• You can't change your name with the intention to mislead. This usually involves taking the name of a famous person. Courts typically do not allow this, unless you have a convincing reason that is not related to the famous person or the use of his or her name.
• You can't choose a confusing name one that includes numerals or punctuation. However, some courts have permitted people to spell out the numbers, for example "Seven" instead of "7".
• You can't choose a name that would intimidate, offend, or be considered obscene.
• You can't choose a racial slur.

You may want to change your name because:

• You have just gotten married
• You have divorced
• You just want a change
• In case of adoption

Ministries Directory

Governorates Directory

Egyptian Government Services Portal

CSD sector: Interior Ministry

Ministry of Justice

http://family.laws.com/how-to-change-your-name

http://www.wikihow.com/Change-Your-Name

https://www.egypt.gov.eg/english/guide/directory.aspx

http://www.legalzoom.com/name-change-guide/name-change-process.html

The most important thing to do to legally change your name is to start using your new name. Introduce yourself using your new name, fill out forms and applications under your new name, tell all of your family and friends to only refer to you using your new name, and tell your school and/or employer of your new name.

If you wish to be known by a different name you can change your name at any time, provided you do not intend to deceive or defraud another person. There is no legal procedure to follow in order to change a name. You simply start using the new name. You can change your forename or surname, add names or rearrange your existing names.

Although there is no legal way to change a name, you may want evidence that you have changed your name. However, you cannot change details on your birth certificate, except in limited circumstances.

Once you have decided to change your name, you can use the new name for all purposes, for example, publishing marriage bans, legal proceedings and obtaining, or changing details on a driving licence or passport.