Hello Everyone..
This is not my problem but of a friend which I happened to meet when I took my IELTS exam in Davao City. She is married to Ben Coltman (an englishman) but when she filed for her IELTS exam, she still used her maiden name (Michelle Alpis) for the IELTS test. Her passport still bears her maiden name and she is JUST waiting for the exam result and she will lodge her application. My questions:
1. Is it necessary to have her passport name changed (from Michelle Alpis to Michelle Coltman before she lodge her application? or is it just ok to use her maiden name in applying and she will just present the marriage certificate?
2. If she need to change it, how long will it take for her to have her status/ name changed at DFA?
3. Will she need to take another IELTS exam again? Or just need to provide an evidence that michelle alpis and michelle coltman is one entity?
Thank you for reading.. Michelle would be glad if you could help...
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