{"id":2388,"date":"2015-06-19T12:31:16","date_gmt":"2015-06-19T17:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/how-much-it-costs-to-change-your-name\/"},"modified":"2022-02-11T12:14:26","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T17:14:26","slug":"how-much-it-costs-to-change-your-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/how-much-it-costs-to-change-your-name\/","title":{"rendered":"How much it costs to change your name"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>How much it costs to change your name<\/strong><br \/>\nThis 19-year-old from Manchester changed his name and got a new passport instead of paying an admin charge on his plane ticket to Ibiza. Adam Armstrong&#39;s stepdad booked a flight with Ryanair for Adam but put West as his surname by mistake. The fee for&nbsp;&#8230;<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/newsbeat\/article\/33020798\/ryanair-passport-name-change-how-much-it-costs-to-change-your-name\">BBC News<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Former minister Basil Rajapaksa granted bail<\/strong><br \/>\nHe was released on a cash bail of Rs. 100,000 and a surety of Rs. 1 million. An order was also issued to impound the passport of the former minister. Rajapaksa and three other officials were arrested April 22 on charges of alleged financial &#8230;<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/newsfirst.lk\/english\/2015\/06\/update-former-minister-basil-rajapaksa-granted-bail\/100052\">Newsfirst<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How much it costs to change your name This 19-year-old from Manchester changed his name and got a new passport instead of paying an admin charge on his plane ticket to Ibiza. Adam Armstrong&#39;s stepdad booked a flight with Ryanair for Adam but put West as his surname by mistake. 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