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    Default Marriage certificate - relates to a question NZQA have asked

    Think this is the right place for this (but it relates to a question NZQA have asked).

    I got married in Jamaica and the marriage certificate was a simple A4 piece of paper signed by the marriage guy, with both our names on (didn't even mention or surnames). We we're able to use this when my OH got a new passport with her new surname on.

    NZQA have asked for evidence that she changed her name from her maiden name as her dilploma is in her maiden name.
    I imagine NZIS may ask the same question.

    Any suggestions or anyone else had this issue, other than just sending an email explanation to NZQA?

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    I suspect they will have come across this type of marriage certificate before so shouldn't worry. How about using the previous passport in her maiden name too? I sent copy of previous passport in maiden name, present pasport in married name and marriage cert to prove my identity for prof. registration.

    HTH

    Helen

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    Thanks Helen, but binned that old passport about 15 years ago...

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    NZIS can be sticky when documents don't meet their required standards.

    I had quite the to and fro with them over my birth certificate, I only have the little plastic one. They wanted to see the original long form A4 one. As I am adopted, I have never seen or had possession of that, and I can't get it now. They were undeterrred, wrote back again to say I had to produce it. It turns out Canada doesnt issue those original ones anymore anyway. In the end I had to go to the government adoption files and get a copy of my adoption order, and a notarized letter saying I am who I say I am. It was a bit silly as the person who notarized the letter was a JP who had not known me as a child, so not sure how that helped, but in the end they accepted it.

    So hope they accept your documents, but I would add anything I could find that verifies her maiden and married names.

    Gloria

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    I don't believe it... I found my OHs passport, can't believe I kept it. Hopefully this should be enough as the marriage certificate just had our 1st names on, no wonder they queried it.

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    Should be ok as they accept my birth certificate (as I was born in jamaica) too which just a piece of paper with my name, very small information in it!!

    Where about did you got married in Jamaica?

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    Alternatively (or possibly additionally) copy of birth certificate with original name on and new passport with new name, both with same DoB ?

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    N&P, we got married in Negril on the beach, seems such a long time ago now. Loved Jamaica, it's a bit pricey now though for a holiday with 6 in the family.
    I emailed NZQA today and sent a pdf of the scanned pages of my OHs old passport which should be OK for the name change.

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    So I email a pdf of my OH latest scanned passport and get a nice message back that the person dealing with my request has gone on holiday till 8th June!!!!
    I've paid for fastrack which now seems was a waste of time.

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