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Archived: June 2, 2025 2:54:28 PM From: Immigration Representatives / Représentants immigration [RCC Sent: [requester] To: [requester] Ce: Immigration Representatives / Représentants immigration (RCC Subject: [requester] Importance: Normal Sensitivity: None Good day, Thank you for contacting the Immigration Representatives Mailbox Please note that this mailbox is intended for general guidance and does not provide responses to case-specific inquiries but have provided the following information as guidance.. If you have case specific questions about a file, you are encouraged to submit the IRCC Web form. Please see our response to your question: 1. The client has legally changed their name in [requester] client's passport has not yet been updated to reflect the new name, and currently has the old name. The client's PR Card also has the old name. The client intends to travel to Canada based on the old passport and old PR card so that they can apply for a new PR Card afer landing in Canada to reflect the new name. As per IRCC's guidelines, where an application for a new PR Card is being made fiom within Canada - because ofa legal name change made outside Canada - IRCC would need a foreign passport or national authoritative document indicating the new name, and an official document linking the old and new names. Under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act or the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, there is no definition of what a national authoritative document is, With this background, the questions for you are: A. What constitutes a "national authoritative document"? B. Can an Aadhaar Card issued by the Government of India be sufficient to establish identity as a national authoritative document? [ Here's a link to the oflicial website of Aadhar cards issued by Government of India - www.uidai gov. inn! } Approved response: An authoritative state/province (or equivalent)-issued photo identification document issued by the country in which the client resides that displays the new name, includes:

© a foreign passport or other travel documents, if the client is a dual citizen (with official translation);

© a state/province (or equivalent) ID card (with official translation). Based on the information provided, the Aadhaar card being issued by the "Unique Identification Authority of India" can be considered as a national authoritative document containing a client's name, date of birth, Sex/Gender identifier, and address. However, please note that this document is not considered a primary evidence of identity (EOT) document as it does not contain