1. Submit the request letter with the necessary documents to counter of Male Municipality Ge Aabadheeaai behey section.
2. Collect the Ufandhuvahuge certificate gai vaa nan badhalu kurumah edhey meehunge mauloomaathu form from the counter and fill the form by relevant government organizations and submit it to Male Municipality.
3. Make the payment and obtain the payment slip. (The time and date to collect the name changed birth certificate will be stated in the payment slip)
4. Go to Male Municipality on the date and time specified in the payment slip and submit it to the counter and obtain the Birth Certificate with the changed name.

• Letter of request (should mention the new name and the reason why you want to change the name.)
• Birth certificate (original)
• If registered in a Male house, registry of that house (original)
• If registered in Dhafthar, Dhafthar Certificate (original)
• If the birth certificate is issued from an islands office, that birth certificate (original)
• National Identity Card (original)
• Rf 1 revenue stamp

Aabaadheeaai behey bai, Male Municipality

Huravee building, First floor, Ameer Ahmed

Magu, Male

Phone: (+960) 3323902

Provide eligibility criteria's for going through this procedure.

• Rf 1200 to change the name
• Rf 20 (to make the birth certificate)

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

Please attach documents which can be used by people who would like to follow this procedure.    

Please attach sample completed documents which would help other people who would like to follow this procedure.    

• Average time for service: 2 (two) days
• No. of visits required: 2 (two)

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. 
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type="website">video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the "&" inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, 
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M" Video ID is "Y0US7oR_t3M". 
	

Please provide instructions on obtaining the certificate/documents.
e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

A list which displays the kind of information which is required to complete the procedure.
e.g.
1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

Citizens who are above 10 years of age and require changing their name can apply to Male Municipality.

Enter other informations which might help

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

Place some external links which might help

More information which might help people.