Two days back, I received a notification from the ICA advising me to renew my passport as soon as possible (my current Singapore passport expires in September 2015).
I need advice on whether it is possible to request ICA to include an alternate name while still retaining my original full name as per my birth certificate. This I wish to do before the new passport is issued to me so that the alternate appears on the new passport along with my original name as in my birth certificate.
This alternate name is what i am being called by my workplace colleagues, parents and friends. This is the name that I use even on my credit cards and bank accounts (As is well known some credit card companies specifically ask you in their application forms as to how one may be addressed / their name printed on the credit card). Importantly this alternate name is a shortened version of my actual birth name thus makes it easy to include it on documents testimonials and in any form that it can be used in my daily personal/professional dealings.
Thanks in advance
