Citizens who are above 10 years of age and require changing their name can apply to Male’ Municipality. The following describes the procedure.

Location:                                 Aabaadheeaai behey bai, Male’ Municipality,
                                                Huravee building, First floor, Ameer Ahmed 
                                                Magu, Male’,     Phone: (+960) 3323902

Service available time:           08:00 am to 16:00 pm, working days

Average time for service:        2 (two) days

No. of visits required:              2 (two)

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1. Submit the request letter with the necessary documents (listed in “Documents and forms required”) to counter of Male’ Municipality Ge  Aabadheeaai behey section.
2. Collect the “Ufandhuvahuge certificate gai vaa nan badhalu kurumah edhey meehunge mauloomaathu form” from the counter and fill the form by relevant government organizations and submit it to Male’ Municipality.
3. Make the payment and obtain the payment slip. (The time and date to collect the name changed birth certificate will be stated in the payment slip)
4. Go to Male’ Municipality on the date and time specified in the payment slip and submit it to the counter and obtain the Birth Certificate with the changed name.
   

• Letter of request (82 KB,) (should mention the new name and the reason why you want to change the name.)
• Birth certificate (original)
• If registered in a Male’ house, registry of that house (original)
• If registered in “Dhafthar”, “Dhafthar Certificate” (original)
• If the birth certificate is issued from an island’s office, that birth certificate (original)
• National Identity Card (original)
• Rf 1 revenue stamp
  

• Rf 1200 to change the name
• Rf 20 (to make the birth certificate)
  

• If a Birth Certificate has not been done before, you must mention that in the request letter.
• No fee is  taken if you want to include your fathers name or grandfathers name as your last name.
• If you are changing your name for second time then Rf 2400 will be taken.
• If the name you are going to change your name to Arabic name and if the name is not applicable for a Muslim to be called then you have to pay Rf 20 and Rf 01 revenue stamp to make the certificate. If they are above 10, should submit the “Ufandhuvahuge certificate gai vaa nan badhalu kurumah edhey meehunge mauloomaathu form” filled by relevant organizations.
• The list of governemtn offices from where you have to fill the information required on the “Ufandhuvahuge certificate gai vaa nan badhalu kurumah edhey meehunge mauloomaathu form” will be mentioned in the form itself.
• If the name is changed for a person above 10 years who have already obtained the national identity card,  will be announce by Male’ Municipality.
  

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