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Change Name Procedure for Philippine Passport Expatriates

1. Go to Phil Embassy and apply for new passport with new name (240qr). This will take 30 days. They
will send you a message if your passport is ready to be claimed.
2. Request in Phil Embassy for Certificate of Change Name (100qr) ; You can request this if you have
your new passport already; You will need to come back after 2 days to claim this.
3. Fill up an application form from (change
name) http://www.moi.gov.qa/site/english/departments/PassportDept/sections/sec1083/1083.html
4. Go to your company's Immigration section and have it stamped and signed.
5. Proceed to Immigration in Gharaffa with the following documents..
- form that you had stamped and signed from company
- Certificate of change name from Philippine Embassy
- 1 pc Passport Pic (blue background)
- Marriage Cert
- QID Copy
- Visa Sticker Copy
- New Passport Copy
- Husband's QID Copy
- Husband's VisaSticker Copy
- Husband's Passport Copy
2. Go to GATE 2, SECOND FLOOR and go to the room that has a sign "COMITTEE INTO LOOKING
TO CHANGE NAME REQUESTS"
3. Pass all requirements to the lady/gentleman on the counter. She will then give you a Yellow Stub that
has your name written on it. You have to come back after three weeks. In my case, I went back after a
month but they told me to come back after two more weeks. I submitted all my papers on September
1,2013 and went back on October 1,2013 but they still told me to come back after two weeks.
Unfortunately for me, it was EID HOLIDAY so offices were closed for a week. I went back on October
21,2013.
4. I went back to immigration GATE 2, 2ND FLOOR. I presented the yellow stub to the guy and he gave
me a form. This form is for GULF TIMES and has to be typed. I went to the typing center near the petrol
station and paid 5QR.
5. I went back to immigration and they had it stamped. They instructed me to proceed to GULF TIMES.
6. I went to GULF TIMES immediately that day. The publication costs 100qr. The lady told me that it will
be published the following day and I have to buy a newspaper and bring the whole newspaper page
back to immigration. (Take note: do not cut the newspaper)
7. Secure a copy of the newspaper with the advertisement that you requested for. Might as well get
extras, just to be sure.
8. Right after 15 days of your publication and no one has objected regarding your name change, go
back to the immigration with a copy of the newspaper page.
9. Go back GATE 2, SECOND FLOOR and submit the neswpaper with your yellow stub. They might not
tell you anything at this point but you have to go back after one week of newspaper submission. This
will give them ample time to work on your papers.
10. After a week or so, go back to GATE TWO, SECOND FLOOR of MOI. Show your passport or your

QID ask if your papers are ready. If they are, the man will print out a scanned document of the very first
paper that you filled out. They will instruct you to go to GATE 1, FIRST FLOOR.
11. Proceed to GATE 1 with that paper, find the elevator and go to the FIRST FLOOR. Tell the
gentleman on the counter that you are there for you change name and he will give you a number. Wait
for your number to be called. Once you're number is called, hand over the paper and he will just write
something on the blanks below.
12. Afterwhich, you have to go back to GATE 2, GROUND FLOOR. Get a number from the gentleman.
Tell him you're there for name change he will give you a number. Wait for your turn. Once your number
is called, hand over the paper along with your new passport with new name, QID and old passport. He
will ask you for a debit/credit card. This costs 100qr. The man will print out your new visa sticker and
place it in your new passport. You have to sit and wait so they could print out your new QID. When you
already have your QID and Passport, make sure to double check your visa sticker for any errors like
wrong spelling of your name, wrong QID number, wrong passport number. Because, this will be a
problem if all documents are not the same.
13. DONE! You might just have to submit your new QID and Passport copies to your HR Department so
they could update your file.