Procedure for PAN card name change after marriage
PAN card details may have to be modified or corrected in some cases such as misspelled name, change of name or change in name after marriage.
- PAN card change application form: To change your name in the PAN card, you can apply through the Tax Information Network (TIN) or National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) website. Fill up the application form with correct details and submit online. Check the left side column on the application form where change is required.
- Acknowledgment form: Once the application is accepted, a pan acknowledgment number will be issued with the PAN details and correction requests. The signed acknowledgement form affixed with your (signed) photograph, demand draft, proof of existing PAN, date of birth proof, identity proof, and address proof must be sent to NSDL e-Governance Infrastructure Limited, 5th floor, Mantri Sterling, Plot No. 341, Survey No. 997/8, Model Colony, Near Deep Bungalow Chowk, Pune – 411016 via post. Write ‘APPLICATION FOR PAN CHANGE REQUEST – N-Acknowledgment Number’ on the envelope.
- Fees for PAN card name change: The fee for PAN card name change is Rs.110 for contact address within India and Rs.1,020 for contact address outside India. For communications outside India, fee payment can be made via credit card, debit card or Demand Draft payable at Mumbai drawn in favour of ‘NSDL – PAN’.
Documents required for PAN card name change after marriage
Along with the duly-filled application/acknowledgement form, you will have to provide the following supporting documents for PAN card name change after marriage:
- Marriage certificate and wedding invitation
- A copy of your passport showing name of the spouse
- Certificate issued by a gazetted officer
- Publication of name change in official gazette