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Thinking About Changing Your Name in Australia? - The Talk Show - Preetinder Grewal & Ranjodh Singh
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Preetinder Grewal and Ranjodh Singh unpack one of the most common admin headaches in the Indian community in Australia: legally changing your name. They explain why passports with a blank surname field or an FNU placeholder keep causing issues with Medicare, banking, and identity checks, walk through the residency requirements for a BDM name change in Victoria and New South Wales, and share the smartest timing around Permanent Residency and citizenship applications. The episode closes with a full checklist of everything to update once your Name Change Certificate arrives, from your driver's licence to superannuation and OCI-linked assets back in India. #TheTalkShow #RadioHaanji #NameChangeAustralia #IndianCommunityAustralia #PunjabiPodcast #BDMVictoria