Previous Names on ACRO Police Certificate

[Julia & Aaron 19]

We received our NOA2 in early May (finally!) so I decided to start getting some things ready, one of which being my ACRO police certificate.

 

Obviously, you have to put your previous names on the application, which I did (changed my name via deed poll in 2013) but when the certificate arrived creased from being in a thin A4 envelope, it didn't state my old name. Just my current one.

 

I've seen some recourses dotted about saying that it must show your previous names or that you need a certificate for each name. However, the official embassy site says nothing about this. I'll contact ACRO as well. Just wanted to see if anyone else had some up to date information on London's processes for old names and police certs.

 

Thanks!

Aaron

[MarmiteC 68]

2 hours ago, Julia & Aaron said:

We received our NOA2 in early May (finally!) so I decided to start getting some things ready, one of which being my ACRO police certificate.

 

Obviously, you have to put your previous names on the application, which I did (changed my name via deed poll in 2013) but when the certificate arrived creased from being in a thin A4 envelope, it didn't state my old name. Just my current one.

 

I've seen some recourses dotted about saying that it must show your previous names or that you need a certificate for each name. However, the official embassy site says nothing about this. I'll contact ACRO as well. Just wanted to see if anyone else had some up to date information on London's processes for old names and police certs.

 

Thanks!

Aaron

Hi, Did you order the correct one, for immigration purposes?  Does it have your photo on it?  Mine has previous names on it.

[appleblossom 2,396]

1 hour ago, MarmiteC said:

Hi, Did you order the correct one, for immigration purposes?  Does it have your photo on it?  Mine has previous names on it.

Mine does too, it has my maiden name under 'other names'.

[Julia & Aaron 19]

1 hour ago, MarmiteC said:

Hi, Did you order the correct one, for immigration purposes?  Does it have your photo on it?  Mine has previous names on it.

I would have thought so. I applied during the whole cyber attack chaos so it was all via email, there was never an option to choose what it was for.

 

It has my very miserable looking face on it. Hopefully it's the right one!

 

I've sent ACRO an email anyway but I'll see if I can get through by phone because it sounds like an error

[Julia & Aaron 19]

Turns out it was an error. They weren't certain if the US embassy/medical requires it but it should have been printed on there. They're sending me out another free of charge - phew!

[Chancy 6,241]

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