Affidavit format for difference in name

Use this draft when your name is spelt differently in two documents and an office asks for an affidavit that both names belong to you. It must be signed before a notary or magistrate.

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AFFIDAVIT I, [Your Name], [son/daughter/wife] of [Father's or Husband's Name], aged [Age] years, resident of [Your Address], do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under: 1. That my correct name is [Correct Name]. 2. That in my [Document 1, for example class 10 certificate] my name is written as [Name in Document 1]. 3. That in my [Document 2, for example Aadhaar card] my name is written as [Name in Document 2]. 4. That both the names stated above are of one and the same person, that is, myself. 5. That this affidavit is made for submission to [Office Where It Will Be Submitted]. DEPONENT VERIFICATION Verified at [Place] on [Date] that the contents of this affidavit are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief, and nothing material has been concealed. DEPONENT

When to use this paper

You need this when two of your own documents carry your name in different forms, such as a missing surname, initials in one and the full name in the other, or a spelling slip, and an office wants your sworn statement that both are you. It explains the difference for one application. It does not change either document.

Before you send it

This is general wording. Ask the office that wants the affidavit whether it has its own format; many do.
An affidavit is normally typed on non-judicial stamp paper and signed before a notary public or an executive magistrate. The stamp paper value differs from state to state; ask the notary or stamp vendor.
Carry both documents and an identity proof to the notary.
An affidavit does not correct the documents themselves. For a lasting fix, get the spelling corrected in the wrong document through its own correction process.

What to attach

Copies of both documents showing the different spellings
Identity proof

How to send or submit it

Print the final text on the stamp paper the notary or the office asks for, take both documents and your identity proof, and sign it in front of the notary or magistrate, not before. Submit the original where it was asked for and keep photocopies; some offices keep the original.

Mistakes that get it sent back

Signed at home and brought to the notary already signed.
The two names in the affidavit are not written exactly as they appear in the two documents, letter for letter.
The office had its own format, or wanted a different stamp paper.
Used for a complete change of name. That needs a different process, which the office concerned can explain.

This is a general format, written by us, to save you time. If the office concerned has its own printed form, use that form. Last checked: 11 November 2026.

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