I in fact want to avoid my explanations being long winded. It is just that I do not want to give the visa officer an impression that I left something out; isn't it a good idea to be as comprehensive as possible?
So should my explanation look like this:
- I own a property, for which I have included copies of the deed.
- The deed is in my previous name, Srikant M.
- Since I acquired the property, I have changed my name to Arun M, for which I have attached the gazette which formalized the change of name.
- Though my passport expands my name to Arun Madhavan, for other purposes I am known as Arun M as is the tradition of contracting last names to initials in South India.
If this is acceptable, is it better to include this in the cover letter itself?
So, to avoid extremely long cover letters, I may include additional separate explanations as long as they're not too long?