Confused about the question : "Have you ever used any other name?" in citizenship application

[moonlightshadow]

Hello,

My wife is applying for citizenship. She has has maiden name on passport and all ID document, so she is applying for citizenship with maiden name.
She has never changed name.

To the question:
"Have you ever used any other name?"

Does she has to mention Yes, and put my family name (husband name) with mention "married name". Or does she just have to put "No" and proceed.
The status as married is otherwise indicated elsewhere in the application. Does this deserve a clarification letter/note in the application ?
Thanks for any hints on this matter.

PS: I am confused because the question in the online form is asked in past tense:

"e.g. alias, nickname, previous married, etc."​

 

[armoured]

If she uses the married name at all - yes. If she doesn't use it and has no IDs etc under the married name - no.

 

[moonlightshadow]

Thanks for your reply. Indeed she has no ID whatsoever in Canada under married name.
Back in home country, too, I cant remember anything under married name.
Its more about a tradition that the husband name is mentioned some times in communications or alike.
So I guess I am on safe side in responding No.

 

[armoured]

Thanks for your reply. Indeed she has no ID whatsoever in Canada under married name.
Back in home country, too, I cant remember anything under married name.
Its more about a tradition that the husband name is mentioned some times in communications or alike.
So I guess I am on safe side in responding No.

I would agree. While traditional Canadian usage (save in Quebec) is that the marriage certificate gives you the right to change your name (use your spouse's family name), it's not required.

In other words, if she doesn't use it, she didn't change her name or use it. (Getting invited to something as both of you informally or whatever - not really relevant unless it's common)

 

[AshishReddySama]

Could anyone please advise on this question?

Name on passport and pan card : Sama Ashish Reddy

Name on Aadhar card, Btech degree and Indian employment payslips, form 16 : “S Ashish Reddy”
Here instead of my surname (Sama) they used initial (S).

Should I select ‘yes’or ‘no’ for the question “Have the applicant has used any other name ?” Post ITA question

Note: I selected ‘no’ during workpermit application

Thank you in advance for the response

 

[sodapop123]

Could anyone please advise on this question?

Name on passport and pan card : Sama Ashish Reddy

Name on Aadhar card, Btech degree and Indian employment payslips, form 16 : “S Ashish Reddy”
Here instead of my surname (Sama) they used initial (S).

Should I select ‘yes’or ‘no’ for the question “Have the applicant has used any other name ?” Post ITA question

Note: I selected ‘no’ during workpermit application

Thank you in advance for the response

This thread should help answer your question : https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-i...er-names-used-long-name.879456/#post-11140164

 

[AshishReddySama]

This thread should help answer your question : https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-i...er-names-used-long-name.879456/#post-11140164

@sodapop123 Thank you for the response. So just a same name affidavit with a brief LOE should work as my first name is same in all the documents and just surname is initialized in some documents .

 

[armoured]

@sodapop123 Thank you for the response. So just a same name affidavit with a brief LOE should work as my first name is same in all the documents and just surname is initialized in some documents .

I don't think a sworn/certified affidavit is needed. Since the name is just a variation on the name you use, with one of the names initialized, just include a short LOE with the info above,(.e. your full name is Xx Yy Zz as on passport and what you use customarily. In some contexts in home country, your educational institutions and employer used your name in truncated or short form as X. Yy Zz. If you have not used this in Canada at all, say so. If you're concerned you didn't provide this info before, just address it, eg; "I have not advised in the past on this shortened use of my name as I considered it to be only a minor variation."

Personally I'm not even sure I would advise IRCC on this - I sometimes get post and solicitation as F. FAMILYNAME instead of FIRSTNAME FAMILYNAME, I've never signed as F. I've even had systems shorten my name to a different name eg FIRS, or combined with an (unused) middle name. Oh, or my favourite, sometimes institutions will use a longform version of my name that is not my name (just some adminsitrator being 'helpful').

Point is, somewhat shortened names are not uncommon, and not usually seen as 'using' another name or as a 'different' name.

But there's no harm in advising them and probably better to do so. Just no need to make a big deal of it.

Something more formal might be needed if it was a very different name or used extensively and not recognizable.