Timeline for Do I have to use my legal name on my CV?
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| Jan 5, 2020 at 18:43 | comment | added | Aida Paul | Let us continue this discussion in chat. | |
| Jan 5, 2020 at 18:43 | comment | added | Barb | I appreciate the signpost to a book but it really isn't a discussion. The law recognizes official documentation. You enroll into society when your a child by your parents giving you a legal name on your birth certificate. This makes you a recognized citizen and gives you access to the countries features such as the NHS and the passport office. These all use your legal name. Whether you want to address yourself as mickey mouse or the number 7, it never changes the fact that you have a legal name. | |
| Jan 5, 2020 at 18:36 | comment | added | Aida Paul | @Barb and pointed you to a book which discusses the matter, if you really want to know why there is no such thing. Clearly you do not. | |
| Jan 5, 2020 at 18:34 | comment | added | Barb | Your answer starts "There is no such thing as a legal name". You have quoted "you do not have to follow a legal process to start using a new name". Just because you want to be known by a different name does not by any stretch of the imagination mean you do not have a legal name | |
| Jan 5, 2020 at 18:29 | comment | added | Aida Paul | @Barb start with overview, then read deeper: "You do not have to follow a legal process to start using a new name. But you might need a ‘deed poll’ to apply for or to change official documents like your passport or driving licence.". And now this is very much off topic, if you are curious about the legal why, go to lawexchange. | |
| Jan 5, 2020 at 18:28 | comment | added | Barb | Uk government website gov.uk/change-name-deed-poll/enrol-a-deed-poll-with-the-courts | |
| Jan 5, 2020 at 18:27 | comment | added | Barb | Your documentation needs to be sent too Queen’s Bench Division Enforcement Section Room E15 The Royal Courts of Justice Strand London WC2A 2LL ..All seems pretty legal to me. | |
| Jan 5, 2020 at 18:25 | comment | added | Aida Paul | @Barb That's not a legal citation, just help resource for people using colloquial, not legal language. If you are interested in the difference, I recommend asking on lawexchange. For how there is no legal name in england, check out "A Dictionary of American and English Law with Definitions of the Technical Terms of the Canon and Civil Laws." from 1997. Should be available at any library. | |
| Jan 5, 2020 at 18:22 | comment | added | Barb | Marriage? Legal names are used for administrative and official documentation. If you are found to be using a different name when applying for something like universal credit you will be prosecuted for fraud. deedpoll.org.uk/AreThereAnyRestrictionsOnNames.html "Information and advice about how to officially change your legal name by Deed Poll" | |
| Jan 5, 2020 at 18:16 | comment | added | Aida Paul | @Barb You are confusing matters and confusing a step needed to replace British documents (and few minor uses) with a change of your name. And no, the name on your birth certificate is not your "legal name", as there is no such concept in England and wales. Unless of course, you can bring a citation stating otherwise. | |
| Jan 5, 2020 at 18:12 | comment | added | Barb | "You can put your new name on public record by ‘enrolling’ it at the Royal Courts of Justice if you’re 18 or over. It costs £36 and cheques should be made payable to HMCTS."...Making a deed poll for your self does not mean that any person or the government have to accept your name change. You have to enroll it through a court. | |
| Jan 5, 2020 at 18:02 | comment | added | Aida Paul | @Barb that's not how it works in UK. To begin with, you don't go to court to change names down here. | |
| Jan 5, 2020 at 17:20 | comment | added | Barb | The uk legal name is presented on the birth certificate. Using your legal name requires the format SURNAME, firstname. Names have quite a lot of restrictions if you try to legally change your name through court. | |
| Jan 2, 2020 at 18:35 | comment | added | Aida Paul | @DavidW Not even broadly, it's really as simple as it sounds where in the UK you are free to change your name at will, without the need to notify the authority. It states as much even on gov page: gov.uk/change-name-deed-poll and tax man can still find you by National insurance number, together with birthday etc. As for right-to-work-checks, those very often are done as part of onboarding, and you will only have to provide the documents to whoever is processing the checks: gov.uk/check-job-applicant-right-to-work | |
| Jan 2, 2020 at 18:27 | comment | added | DavidW | I suspect this is broadly right, and that there a lots of people (including a lot of married women) who go by one name professionally and a different name "personally". I know many companies do check ID when you join to establish that you have a right to work in the UK and getting through this stage might be complicated (but probably not impossible) | |
| Jan 2, 2020 at 16:31 | comment | added | Aida Paul | What's with the downvotes? | |
| Jan 2, 2020 at 15:18 | comment | added | user180146 | From a practical point of view. Some consistency is handy. If your future employer does an initial google search it would be nice if they would atleast find your linkedin | |
| Jan 2, 2020 at 15:11 | history | edited | Aida Paul | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 2, 2020 at 15:04 | history | answered | Aida Paul | CC BY-SA 4.0 |