I'm going to ask this in the hopes that someone else has been in my situation.
-I'm in Japan, got married in Japan
-My Ontario ID has expired
-I have a current passport, obv
I want to assume my spouse's name, but I'm not sure how to do this from Japan. The consulate can renew my passport, but only under the same name.
If I want to get a name change based on marriage, I'm supposed to go to a Service Ontario desk with the marriage certificate and ID, which I obviously cannot do.
Has anyone changed their name from Japan? Or do I literally need to return to Canada to do it?
by kinokogadaisuki