Legal Gazette Process in Uttar Pradesh
Citizens residing across Uttar Pradesh seeking to change their legal name, surname, or rectify spelling discrepancies in sovereign documents must comply with both central statutory directives and state-specific stamp regulations. Under the Indian Stamp (Uttar Pradesh Amendment) Act, all formal affidavits for name changes must be sworn on a ₹100 Non-Judicial E-Stamp Paper before a registered Notary Public or Executive Magistrate within Uttar Pradesh.
While the state maintains the Uttar Pradesh Gazette (Government Central Press, Prayagraj), publication in The Gazette of India (Central Gazette, Civil Lines, Delhi) is strongly recommended for all citizens. Only the Central Gazette is unconditionally accepted by the Ministry of External Affairs for passport re-issuance, foreign embassies for immigration dossiers, and nationalized financial institutions.
Select Your District / City in Uttar Pradesh
Click your district or city below to view location-specific legal guidance, local newspaper requirements, Regional Passport Office mappings, and stamp duty instructions:
Lucknow
Regional Passport Office: RPO Lucknow (Vipin Khand, Gomti Nagar)
Kanpur
Regional Passport Office: PSK Kanpur
Ghaziabad
Regional Passport Office: RPO Ghaziabad (CGO Complex, Hapur Rd)
Noida
Regional Passport Office: PSK Noida
Greater Noida
Regional Passport Office: PSK Noida
Agra
Regional Passport Office: PSK Agra
Varanasi
Regional Passport Office: PSK Varanasi
Prayagraj
Regional Passport Office: POPSK Prayagraj
Meerut
Regional Passport Office: POPSK Meerut
Bareilly
Regional Passport Office: RPO Bareilly
Aligarh
Regional Passport Office: POPSK Aligarh
Moradabad
Regional Passport Office: POPSK Moradabad
Saharanpur
Regional Passport Office: POPSK Saharanpur
Gorakhpur
Regional Passport Office: PSK Gorakhpur
Firozabad
Regional Passport Office: PSK Agra
Jhansi
Regional Passport Office: POPSK Jhansi
Muzaffarnagar
Regional Passport Office: POPSK Muzaffarnagar
Mathura
Regional Passport Office: POPSK Mathura
Ayodhya
Regional Passport Office: POPSK Ayodhya
Rampur
Regional Passport Office: POPSK Rampur
Shahjahanpur
Regional Passport Office: POPSK Shahjahanpur
Farrukhabad
Regional Passport Office: PSK Kanpur
Hapur
Regional Passport Office: RPO Ghaziabad
Etawah
Regional Passport Office: PSK Kanpur
Mirzapur
Regional Passport Office: PSK Varanasi
Bulandshahr
Regional Passport Office: RPO Ghaziabad
Sambhal
Regional Passport Office: POPSK Moradabad
Amroha
Regional Passport Office: POPSK Moradabad
Hardoi
Regional Passport Office: RPO Lucknow
Fatehpur
Regional Passport Office: PSK Kanpur
Raebareli
Regional Passport Office: POPSK Raebareli
Orai
Regional Passport Office: POPSK Jhansi
Sitapur
Regional Passport Office: RPO Lucknow
Bahraich
Regional Passport Office: RPO Lucknow
Unnao
Regional Passport Office: PSK Kanpur
Jaunpur
Regional Passport Office: PSK Varanasi
Lakhimpur
Regional Passport Office: RPO Lucknow
Hathras
Regional Passport Office: POPSK Aligarh
Banda
Regional Passport Office: PSK Kanpur
Pilibhit
Regional Passport Office: RPO Bareilly
Barabanki
Regional Passport Office: RPO Lucknow
Mainpuri
Regional Passport Office: PSK Agra
Standard 3-Step Legal Procedure across Uttar Pradesh
Step 1: Execute Legal Affidavit on ₹100 Non-Judicial E-Stamp Paper
Draft a comprehensive declaration stating current name, new adopted name, residential address in Uttar Pradesh, and reasons for change. Sworn before an active Notary Public.
Step 2: Dual Newspaper Insertion (English & Hindi)
Publish classified public notices in one English daily and one Hindi daily circulating in your district. Retain full intact newspaper sheets.
Step 3: Central Gazette Submission (Civil Lines, Delhi)
Compile digital CD with Word proforma, execute Section 65B Indian Evidence Act certificate, pay BharatKosh fees (₹1,100 adult / ₹1,700 minor), and dispatch to Controller of Publications.