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My husband & I are both male.My husband was born & raised in Haryana, India to parents born & raised in Haryana, India & I was born & raised in New South Wales, Australia to parents born & raised in New South Wales, AUS.On 1 August 2018 my husband & I were legally married in Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, under the Australian Marriage Act 1961's Marriage Amendment Act 2017.As my husband did not have a surname on his Passport he was unable to use our New South Wales, Australian Marriage Certificate to change his name to include my surname, so we ordered a New South Wales Change of Name Certificate to add a surname where there had never been one.As we had gone through the hassle & cost of ordering a Change of Name Certificate on top of the costs of our recent wedding & Marriage Certificate I decided it would be a great idea to add my husband's father & brother's surname “Sharma" added as a middle name for my husband on the Change of Name Certificate which was not possible using our Marriage Certificate.After having my husbands current name updated on his Australian Drivers License & Bank Account I contacted the business responsible for issuing Indian Passports & Visas in Sydney, New South Wales, inquiring if we could update my husband's name & spouse details on his Indian Passport with our Australian Relationship Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Change of Name Certificate, Statutory Declaration & Drivers Licence. I was informed that it could only be updated if 2 newspaper Change of Name advertisements were applied for & attached with an application form detailing the change of name & spouse details.I emailed our Relationship Certificate, Marriage Certificate, my Australian Passport & his Indian Passport inquiring if my details could be added on my husband's Indian Passport as his spouse & I was emailed this in response:“Dear Jethro,Thank you for contacting VFS India Passport & Visa Services Center in Australia.As per your query, please be advised that the applicant can change his name as well as add your name as spouse in the same application form. We would request you to kindly provide the supporting documents as per the checklist.Kindly click on the link below for documents required:http://www.vfsglobal.com/india/australia/passport_service/pdf/Passport-Checklist.pdf.”I emailed the Indian Consulate in Sydney & asked them & received this email in response:“Dear Jethro Sutherland-Stephenson,As per Indian government passport policy, same sex spouse name cannot be included/endorsed in passport.”So, for now, it seems that it is not possible & will not be possible until the law changes in India to allow & recognise same-sex marriage.Thank you for taking the time to read this,Jethro Sutherland-Stephenson

4. Gender changeSend one of the following when you apply for a passport:a Gender Recognition Certificatea new birth or adoption certificate showing your acquired gendera letter from your doctor or medical consultant confirming your change of gender is likely to be permanentIf you’re sending a letter from your doctor or medical consultant and you’re changing your name, you’ll also need to supply both of the following:evidence of your change of name (such as a deed poll)evidence that you’re using your new name (for example a payslip, or a letter from your local council)Read the information about passports for transgender and transsexual people if you need help.6. Other name changesYou can change your name on your passport with one of the following documents:‘enrolled’ or ‘unenrolled’ deed pollstatutory declarationaffidavitSend it with your passport application and both:proof of any previous name changes you’ve madeevidence that you’re using your new name (for example a payslip or a letter from your local council)To change the picture you just need to apply for a new passportChange your name or personal details on your passport

Some people make an appointment at MUIS without any documents (deed poll or statutory declaration), some people just provide one of the two documents. I think people with no documents prepared at all will experience more questioning during the interview at MUIS and they will be encouraged to go for counselling.I think out of the two, the statutory declaration is more important because the MUIS officer I met asked for it specifically.A statutory declaration is just a piece of paper where you declare that you want to renounce the religion of Islam and remove yourself from the muslim registry. You can have it done at the Supreme Court (SGD25) or go to any law firm who has a certified commissioner of oaths.If you ask the law firm to write up the SD for you, it will cost around SGD100. However if you write it up yourself, it will only be around SGD25.I chose to write it myself. I found a template online - just google “singapore statutory declaration template” It’s the link from the Supreme Court.On the SD, I simply declared that I want to renounce the religion of Islam and to remove myself from the muslim registry.I changed my name and had a statutory declaration done up with a lawyer before setting my MUIS appointment because I did not want to risk any delays.The name change took the longest (1–2 weeks) because I had to wait for my new IC. I hired IRB Law to draw up a deed poll for my name change and I brought the deed poll to ICA to change my name officially.The deed poll was very easy to apply as it could be done through IRB’s website. After that, just call them to ask when you can go over to collect.Once I changed my name and received my new IC, I found a commissioner of oaths (a lawyer at Golden Law) to validate my statutory declaration (they need to chop and sign).With my new IC, deed poll and SD, I called MUIS to set an appointment to submit my documents to renounce. From the phone call all the way to when I was at MUIS, the staffs were all very patient and nice. I did not get any judgemental looks whatsoever.When you are at MUIS, you will meet an officer from the admin/registry department. They will ask simple questions like: Why do you want to renounce? Are your parents aware? Once you renounce, what will you put under ‘Religion’? and they’re obligated to repeat what you will not be entitled to after you’re no longer a muslim.Mine did not probe much as I had already done so much to unidentify myself as a Muslim.You will be given a simple form to fill up. I had already printed copies of my IC, deed poll and SD for her. So after the 10–15mins “interview,” I waited in the reception for her to return with the official MUIS letter which states that I have been removed from their system. I waited for about 30–40mins.In all, the process took me about a month or shorter because I wanted to have my deed poll, new IC and SD.I think it’s fine if you meet with MUIS with just an SD actually. For my case, it’s because I wanted to remove my malay name as well.Hope this information helps!