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Name-change paperwork often involves more than one document. A person may have a birth certificate in one name, a marriage certificate in another, a divorce record, a legal name-change certificate or a court order. When these records are in another language, the English translations should make the name history easy to follow.
This page is for legal identity and name history documents used in Manitoba for immigration, licensing, employment, school records, passport updates or legal files. The goal is not to rewrite a name, but to translate the documents that show how and when the name changed.
Name-change translation may be needed when an application asks why names differ across documents. It can also be useful for marriage-related name changes, divorce records, court orders, civil registry extracts and identity updates. A translated record can help connect old and current names in the same document set.
If several documents show the name history, send them together. Seeing the full set helps avoid inconsistent spelling choices between translations.
We translate legal name-change certificates, marriage certificates, divorce certificates, court orders, birth certificates, registry extracts and supporting identity records. Related pages include marriage certificate translation and other IRCC document translation.
Name history can be hard to follow when records come from different countries or periods of life. One document may show a maiden name, another may show a married name, and a later certificate may show a legal change. Sending the full chain of records lets us understand which names belong to the same person before translating the documents.
If the records use two alphabets, send a passport or ID copy as context for the current English spelling.
Send your name-change documents through the online quote form. Include all documents that show the old name, new name and legal event. Tell us whether the file is for immigration, passport, employer, school or legal use. Standard document examples are shown on Pricing.
Yes. Court orders and civil registry records can be reviewed if all pages are readable.
Yes, if it explains the name change or connects two names in your file.
We review related records together and use a consistent approach where the documents support it.
CTA: Send your name-change document set and explain which old and current names need to be connected.