Hello, does anyone have experience with legal name change? I plan on doing legal name change before applying for a new passport. I was wondering if I can start the process before officially receiving the Citizenship Certificate?
Which province you reside?
My experience based on Calgary, Alberta
Option 1
CANADIAN PASSPORT $160
Applied (walk in)July 3,,2019
Received July 9,2019
(with LAST NAME XXX)
LEGAL NAME CHANGE $250
For Calgary, Alberta
Got Provincial name change certificate.
Fingerprints Nov 16,2019
Received Nov 22,2019
Name Change applied Nov 22,2019
Received Dec 9,2019
PROOF $75
After Legal name change
Location: Calgary, AB
Application Sent Dec 18 2019
Application received Dec 20 2019
AOR Mar 3 2020
Update:
Requested for Normal to URGENT on Aug 24, 2020
Decision Made: Sept 1, 2020
also fixed my last name in ECAS
Received: Sept 7, 2020
Re apply PASSPORT $160
Applied (walk in)Jan 4,2021
Received Jan 8,2021
Option 2
LEGAL NAME CHANGE $250
PROOF $75
Apply PASSPORT $160