The name, surname and ethnicity entry change chapter I change the first name or last name article 1. Change the first name or last name first or last name of the reasons can be changed, if it is one such important reasons: 1) first or last name is hard to pronounce, not labskanīg or has a pejorative meaning;
2 the name or last name) do not comply with the nationality of the applicant;
3 the applicant has a double surname);
4) the applicant wishes to obtain or to add your name to the name of the other spouse, if this is not done, the registration of marriage;
5) the applicant wishes to obtain your actual teacher's last name;
6) applicant wishes to regain their native or maiden name, if this is not done, a divorce;
7) applicant wishes to regain their maiden name, if a marriage is declared void and the judgment of the maiden name has been restored;
8) applicant wants to get his family surname in direct ascending line;
9) other reason if it recognises the importance of the Justice Ministry's civil registry Department Director.
2. article. Change the first name or last name of the reasons for the refusal to change the first name or last name is not allowed if: 1) it infringes on the interests of third parties;
2) it is contrary to morality;
3) applicant chosen hard to pronounce or not labskanīg name or last name;
4) the applicant is charged with an offence;
5 the applicant has been punished for) crime and criminal record not removed or deleted.
3. article. Change the first name or last name of the application (1) If 16 years of age reached the Latvian citizen or person not in the Republic of Latvia or any other State, but which is the population register is assigned ID number and permanent residence in Latvia, wants to change the name or surname, the citizen or person submitted to the vital statistics office at the residence of the application indicating the change of first name or last name.
(2) minors aged between 16 and 18 years of change of first name or last name of the application may be submitted by the parent or guardian consent. If the parents marriage is divided, the consent to the change of first name or last name gives the parent with whom the child lives. If parents or guardians without the important reason shall not give consent, the question shall be determined by the family courts.
(3) If a person with a court decision declared incapable of action, instead, with the approval of the application shall be submitted to the family courts patron.
(4) the change of first name or last name does not accept applications from persons who suffer the punishment.
4. article. Change the first name or last name to be added to the application documents (1) the change of first name or last name application must be accompanied by: 1) the applicant's birth certificate or a copy thereof;
2) marriage certificate or a copy thereof, if the applicant is married;
3) the minors birth certificate or a copy thereof, if the applicant has minor children;
4) extract from the applicant's passport or other ID document with the person in the population register code;
5) application, which attests to the parents, guardian or family courts of the consent to the change of first name or last name, if the applicant is a minor or with a judgment of the Court of Justice recognized as incapable of action;
6) applicant's fotokartīt (4, 5 x 3, 5).
(2) If a 16 year old person makes a change of first name or last name application before it received the passport or other identity document, passport to be added to the application instead of a birth certificate or a copy thereof to the person in the population register code.
5. article. Change the first name or last name of the application (1) the vital statistics office of the curator, according to documents submitted by the applicant is requesting from the civil registry authorities the necessary registry transcripts and other change of first name or last name necessary documents.
(2) in order to prevent the change of first name or last name use for malicious purposes, the vital statistics office of first name or last name of the Exchange send verification documents the State police territorial administrations (departments) within 30 days after the receipt of the document gives an opinion on the results of the inspection.
(3) following the document checks the vital statistics office of the Superintendent shall forward it together with its own opinion of the Ministry of Justice, the civil registry Department.
(4) the change of first name or last name of the examination of the application shall be three months.
6. article. Permission to change the first name or last name (1) authorization to change the first name or last name gives the Ministry of Justice Civil Registry Department. This authorization is a document certifying the change of first name or last name validity.
(2) on the first or last name change authorisation or refusal of the administrator to the vital statistics office shall notify the applicant.
(3) the change of first name or last name of a month from the date of receipt of the notice may appeal to the Court.
7. article. Registry of births, deaths and marriages (1) on the basis of the authorization to change the first name or last name, the vital statistics office of the curator, who filed the first name or last name of the Exchange application, make a check mark on the change of first name or last name of the applicant or another person in the passport of the supporting document. With this moment given name or surname is changed.
(2) additions of births, deaths and marriages registers made For civil law «acts», 21, 33 and 42. in accordance with the procedure laid down in article.
(3) If the registry of births, deaths and marriages to be advanced in other vital statistics office in the territory of the Republic of Latvia, the vital statistics office of the administrator, no later than 10 days from the time the first name or the last name change, send a notice of the change of first name or last name the registry chapter.
(4) If the registry of births, deaths and marriages supplemented are located in the territory of another State, the vital statistics office of the Superintendent notice of the change of first name or last name sent to the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
(5) the additions of births, deaths and marriages registry in other copies of the law «on measures carried out acts» in article 39.
(6) If an applicant for a marriage concluded in accordance with the procedure prescribed by law to the clergy, the vital statistics office of the Superintendent within 10 days from the time the first name or the last name change, send a notice of the change of first name or last name for the clergy.
(7) the vital statistics office of the administrator not later than 10 days from the time the first name or last name changed, change the first name or last name shall be notified to the national service of the national police administration, territorial administration (Department) and the Department of citizenship and Immigration Department at the applicant's place of residence.
8. article. Issue of the identity document of the Person who changed the name or surname, the month must go to the citizenship and Immigration Department Department, where it served a new passport or other identity document.
Chapter II nationality ENTRIES change article 9. A change of nationality, record reasons for entry can change nationalities, if the applicant wishes to record the passport or other identity document their direct relatives in the ascending generations of two nationalities, and if he can prove his membership in this family.
10. article. A change of nationality, entry application (1) If age 16 reached the Latvian citizen or person not in the Republic of Latvia or any other State, but which is the population register is assigned ID number and permanent residence in Latvia, wants to change nationalities entry, this citizen or person shall submit to the Department of citizenship and Immigration Department after application of the place of residence, indicating the type of change of ethnicity.
(2) minors aged between 16 and 18 years of records change nationality application may be submitted by a parent or guardian consent. If the parents marriage, consent by the divided entry change gives the parent with whom the child lives. If parents or guardians without the important reason shall not give consent, the question shall be determined by the family courts.
(3) If a person with a court decision declared incapable of action, instead, with the approval of the application shall be submitted to the family courts patron.
11. article. Nationality change application to be added to the entry documents (1) the recording of a change of nationality, the application must be accompanied: 1) the applicant's birth certificate;
2) father or mother's birth certificate or a copy of the Scheme, demonstrating the applicant's relationship with the direct ascendants, and documents confirming the applicant's relative nationalities;
3) marriage certificate or a copy of it, if the applicant is a marriage;
4) the minors birth certificate, if the applicant has minor children;
5) extract from the applicant's passport or other ID document with the person in the population register code;
6) application, which attests to the parents, guardian or family courts of record of the consent, if the applicant is a minor or with a judgment of the Court of Justice recognized as incapable of action;
7) educational document or other document certifying the applicant's highest (third) State language skills, if the applicant wishes to have a passport or other identity documents supporting taped «» Latvian nationality.
(2) the Department of citizenship and Immigration Department in exceptional cases be entitled to request in addition to the other documents needed to decide the question of nationality entries.
12. article. Records a change of nationality, the application review (1) on application, documents, citizenship and Immigration Department head of Department shall forward it together with its own opinion of the citizenship and Immigration Department.
(2) nationality change application processing the entry deadline is one month.
13. article. Permission to record the change of nationality

(1) an applicant for authorisation of entry to change the nationality given citizenship and Immigration Department. This permit is a document that confirms the validity of a change of nationality entries.
(2) the authorisation or refusal to change nationality, record documents, citizenship and Immigration Department distinguished communicated to the applicant.
(3) the nationality of the change record a month from the date of receipt of the notice may appeal to the Court.
14. article. Identity document issue (1) the Person who received the permission to record the change of nationality, the month must go to the citizenship and Immigration Department Department, where it served a new passport or other identity document.
(2) the citizenship and Immigration Department's distinguished record of nationality change within 10 days notify the civil registry Department, which contains a non-exhaustive registers.
15. article. The civil register (1) the vital statistics office of the curator, who received a notification of a change of nationality, record, make additions in the civil registers: 1) record of the applicant's marriage;
2 entries for applicant's child) (minor) birth.
(2) additions to the registry of births, deaths and marriages in other copies of the law «on measures carried out acts» in article 39.
Chapter III duty of article 16. The State fee for the name or nationality change records significant duty 10 lats.
Transitional provision To family courts for the recovery of the pagastties and those statutory function comply with authorities.
The law shall enter into force on the day following its promulgation.
The Parliament adopted the law of 15 June 1994.
The President g. Ulmanis in Riga, July 5, 1994, in